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Unpivot columns in Power Query

Hi,

I have a table like below. I want to unpivot columns below 

GroupA_Device_Name
GroupB_Device_Name
GroupA_Device_Category
GroupB_Device_Category
GroupA_Device_Number
GroupB_Device_Number
GroupA_Device_ID
GroupB_Device_ID

RegionSubRegionLocationKeyNodeSequence_CategoryScoreItems_TypeGroupA_Device_NameGroupB_Device_NameGroupA_Device_CategoryGroupB_Device_CategoryGroupA_Device_NumberGroupB_Device_NumberGroupA_Device_IDGroupB_Device_ID
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.12.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 ESDV-20000 Basic Process Control System (BPCS) LALL-20001 LALL-20001 
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.2.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberP H&S3 PSV-102A/B Basic Process Control System (BPCS) PAHH-100/101 PAHH-100/101 
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.2.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberP H&S3 PSV-102A/B Basic Process Control System (BPCS) PAHH-100/101 PAHH-100/101 
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.2.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 PSV-102A/B Basic Process Control System (BPCS) PAHH-100/101 PAHH-100/101 
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.2.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 PSV-102A/B Basic Process Control System (BPCS) PAHH-100/101 PAHH-100/101 
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.3.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 PSV-102A/B Basic Process Control System (BPCS) PAHH-100/101 PAHH-100/101 
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.3.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 PSV-102A/B Basic Process Control System (BPCS) PAHH-100/101 PAHH-100/101 
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.4.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 PSV-102A/B Basic Process Control System (BPCS) PAHH-100/101 PAHH-100/101 
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.4.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 PSV-102A/B Basic Process Control System (BPCS) PAHH-100/101 PAHH-100/101 
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.5.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 PSV-102A/B Basic Process Control System (BPCS) PAHH-100/101 PAHH-100/101 
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.5.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 PSV-102A/B Basic Process Control System (BPCS) PAHH-100/101 PAHH-100/101 

 

I want result like this by unpivoting above columns to below. 

 

RegionSubRegionLocationKeyNodeSequence_CategoryScoreItems_TypeDevice_NameValueDevice_CategoryValueDevice_NumberValueDevice_IDValue
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.12.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.2.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberP H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.2.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberP H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.2.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.2.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.3.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.3.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.4.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx

 

I want to result like this 

RegionSubRegionLocationKeyNodeSequence_CategoryScoreItems_TypeDevice_NameValueDevice_CategoryValueDevice_NumberValueDevice_IDValue
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.12.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.2.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberP H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.2.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberP H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.2.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.2.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.3.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.3.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.4.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx

 

Result I wanted like below

 

RegionSubRegionLocationKeyNodeSequence_CategoryScoreItems_TypeDevice_NameValueDevice_CategoryValueDevice_NumberValueDevice_IDValue
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.12.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.2.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberP H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.2.1.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberP H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.2.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.2.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.3.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.3.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxGroupAxxxxxGroupAxxxxx
EURASIA-PACIFICASIA SOUTHHUBA1.1.1.4.11. Glycol Contactor / AbsorberW H&S3 GroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxGroupBxxxxxGroupBxxxxx

 

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Anonymous
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Hi  @Anonymous ,

Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Transform – UnpivotColumns -- Yellow-marked columns .

vyangliumsft_0-1668663309871.png

2. In Power query. Add Column – Index Column – From 1.

vyangliumsft_1-1668663309876.png

Result:

vyangliumsft_2-1668663309880.png

3. Create calculated table.

Flag1 =
SUMMARIZE('True','True'[Region],'True'[SubRegion],'True'[Location],'True'[Key],'True'[Node],'True'[Sequence_Category],'True'[Score],'True'[Items_Type],'True'[Index])

vyangliumsft_3-1668663309885.png

Table 3 =
VAR _table1 =
    FILTER ( 'Flag1', [Group] <> BLANK () )
RETURN
    SUMMARIZE (
        _table1,
        [Region],
        [SubRegion],
        [Location],
        [Key],
        [Node],
        [Sequence_Category],
        [Score],
        [Items_Type],
        [Group],
        "Device_Name", [Group],
        "Value1",
            MAXX (
                FILTER (
                    ALL ( 'True' ),
                    OR (
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_Name",
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupB_Device_Name"
                    )
                        && LEFT ( 'True'[Attribute], 6 ) = [Group]
                        && 'True'[Key] = EARLIER ( 'Flag1'[Key] )
                ),
                [Value]
            ),
        "Device_Category", [Group],
        "Value2",
            MAXX (
                FILTER (
                    ALL ( 'True' ),
                    OR (
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_Category",
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_Category"
                    )
                        && LEFT ( 'True'[Attribute], 6 ) = [Group]
                        && 'True'[Key] = EARLIER ( 'Flag1'[Key] )
                ),
                [Value]
            ),
        "Device_Number", [Group],
        "Value3",
            MAXX (
                FILTER (
                    ALL ( 'True' ),
                    OR (
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_Number",
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_Number"
                    )
                        && LEFT ( 'True'[Attribute], 6 ) = [Group]
                        && 'True'[Key] = EARLIER ( 'Flag1'[Key] )
                ),
                [Value]
            ),
        "Device_ID", [Group],
        "Value4",
            MAXX (
                FILTER (
                    ALL ( 'True' ),
                    OR (
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_ID",
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_ID"
                    )
                        && LEFT ( 'True'[Attribute], 6 ) = [Group]
                        && 'True'[Key] = EARLIER ( 'Flag1'[Key] )
                ),
                [Value]
            )
    )

4. Result:

vyangliumsft_4-1668663309892.png

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

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  @Anonymous ,

Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Transform – UnpivotColumns -- Yellow-marked columns .

vyangliumsft_0-1668663309871.png

2. In Power query. Add Column – Index Column – From 1.

vyangliumsft_1-1668663309876.png

Result:

vyangliumsft_2-1668663309880.png

3. Create calculated table.

Flag1 =
SUMMARIZE('True','True'[Region],'True'[SubRegion],'True'[Location],'True'[Key],'True'[Node],'True'[Sequence_Category],'True'[Score],'True'[Items_Type],'True'[Index])

vyangliumsft_3-1668663309885.png

Table 3 =
VAR _table1 =
    FILTER ( 'Flag1', [Group] <> BLANK () )
RETURN
    SUMMARIZE (
        _table1,
        [Region],
        [SubRegion],
        [Location],
        [Key],
        [Node],
        [Sequence_Category],
        [Score],
        [Items_Type],
        [Group],
        "Device_Name", [Group],
        "Value1",
            MAXX (
                FILTER (
                    ALL ( 'True' ),
                    OR (
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_Name",
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupB_Device_Name"
                    )
                        && LEFT ( 'True'[Attribute], 6 ) = [Group]
                        && 'True'[Key] = EARLIER ( 'Flag1'[Key] )
                ),
                [Value]
            ),
        "Device_Category", [Group],
        "Value2",
            MAXX (
                FILTER (
                    ALL ( 'True' ),
                    OR (
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_Category",
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_Category"
                    )
                        && LEFT ( 'True'[Attribute], 6 ) = [Group]
                        && 'True'[Key] = EARLIER ( 'Flag1'[Key] )
                ),
                [Value]
            ),
        "Device_Number", [Group],
        "Value3",
            MAXX (
                FILTER (
                    ALL ( 'True' ),
                    OR (
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_Number",
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_Number"
                    )
                        && LEFT ( 'True'[Attribute], 6 ) = [Group]
                        && 'True'[Key] = EARLIER ( 'Flag1'[Key] )
                ),
                [Value]
            ),
        "Device_ID", [Group],
        "Value4",
            MAXX (
                FILTER (
                    ALL ( 'True' ),
                    OR (
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_ID",
                        'True'[Attribute] = "GroupA_Device_ID"
                    )
                        && LEFT ( 'True'[Attribute], 6 ) = [Group]
                        && 'True'[Key] = EARLIER ( 'Flag1'[Key] )
                ),
                [Value]
            )
    )

4. Result:

vyangliumsft_4-1668663309892.png

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

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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