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I want to create a new table or rearrange the current data to a different structure. I am having to construct way too many measures and if I can rebuild the structure of the data in Power query, it will make what Im trying to complete easier, and I can scale it easier too.
I have no problem searching for the right video/blog post, etc. I just don't know the key words for what I am wanting to do.
Background: My data source is an exported CSV/Excel file that is a gradebook from a course with test grades, quiz grades, notes grades, etc. It currently exports like this:
StudentId Unit 1 Quiz Unit 1 Homework Unit 1 Test Unit 2 Quiz Unit 2 Homework Unit 2 Test
88888 85 82 93 85 100 95
88887 81 92 83 95 100 84
88886 89 72 97 82 100 82
In my current setup (above) , I have 4 fields for every unit (Prerequisite, Quiz, Homework, Test) and I have to write a measure for each field. Each unit = 4 measures. In my test course, I have 12 units total, so that is 48 measures for 1 course! Each course is repeated 6 times and I have 8 different courses, so that is A LOT of measures.
I want it to look like this:
StudentId Quiz Name Quiz Score Test Name Test Score Homework Name Homework Score
88888 Unit 1 Quiz 82 Unit 1 Test 93 85 100
88887 Unit 1 Quiz 81 Unit 1 Test 83 95 100
88886 Unit 1 Quiz 89 Unit 1 Test 97 82 100
88888 Unit 2 Quiz 85 Unit 2 Test 95 85 100
88887 Unit 2 Quiz 95 Unit 2 Test 84 95 100
88886 Unit 2 Quiz 82 Unit 2 Test 82 82 100
Solved! Go to Solution.
@jaw19883 , Please check this blog, seem like that should help help
https://kohera.be/power-bi/how-to-unpivot-twice/
@amitchandak This appears to have worked! Thank you for your quick and correct response! This is going to transform the design in this project.
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