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FOMO
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Transform Column into Row

Hey just (hopefully) a simple question:

 

I got input by dataverse like this format:

 

Column1 Name1 Name2

08.           Mario    Luca

 

Now i just want to convert the Name2 column to the Name1 by copie the whole entry.

It should look like this:

Column1 Name1 

08.           Mario   

08.           Luca

 

 

 

Thanks for any advice 

 

 

 

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Ahmedx
Super User
Super User

pls try this

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMrDQU9JR8k0syswH0ocW+JQmJyrFxgIA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t, Name1 = _t, Name2 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Name1", type text}, {"Name2", type text}}),
    #"Unpivoted Other Columns" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(#"Changed Type", {"Column1"}, "Attribute", "Value"),
    #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Unpivoted Other Columns",{"Attribute"})
in
    #"Removed Columns"

Screenshot_2.png

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Anonymous
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Hi @FOMO 

Just  as @Ahmedx  says, use Unpivot Other Columns is a viable approach. Here is my method.

I create a table as you mentioned.

vyilongmsft_0-1710124770756.png

vyilongmsft_4-1710125210040.png

Then I use Unpivoted Columns, it gives me Attribute and Value.

vyilongmsft_1-1710124928732.png

Finally I use Remove Columns to remove Attribute. I also change Value to Name1.

vyilongmsft_3-1710125179277.png

 

 

 

Best Regards

Yilong Zhou

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi @FOMO 

Just  as @Ahmedx  says, use Unpivot Other Columns is a viable approach. Here is my method.

I create a table as you mentioned.

vyilongmsft_0-1710124770756.png

vyilongmsft_4-1710125210040.png

Then I use Unpivoted Columns, it gives me Attribute and Value.

vyilongmsft_1-1710124928732.png

Finally I use Remove Columns to remove Attribute. I also change Value to Name1.

vyilongmsft_3-1710125179277.png

 

 

 

Best Regards

Yilong Zhou

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Ahmedx
Super User
Super User

pls try this

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMrDQU9JR8k0syswH0ocW+JQmJyrFxgIA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t, Name1 = _t, Name2 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Name1", type text}, {"Name2", type text}}),
    #"Unpivoted Other Columns" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(#"Changed Type", {"Column1"}, "Attribute", "Value"),
    #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Unpivoted Other Columns",{"Attribute"})
in
    #"Removed Columns"

Screenshot_2.png

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