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Anonymous
7 years agoNot applicable
Unpivoting nested column headers
Hi, I need to transform the below data structure (I've uploaded to https://ufile.io/gv802ie0): into the below data structure: I'm used to tranformations but don't unders...
- 7 years ago
Anonymous
Please try this
See the attached file as well
You can follow the steps from the Query Editor
All of this was user Interface driven (No manual coding required)
let Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content], #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}, {"Column3", type any}, {"Column4", type any}, {"Column5", type any}, {"Column6", type any}, {"Column7", type any}, {"Column8", type any}, {"Column9", type any}, {"Column10", type any}, {"Column11", type any}}), #"Transposed Table" = Table.Transpose(#"Changed Type"), #"Merged Columns" = Table.CombineColumns(Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Transposed Table", {{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}}, "en-US"),{"Column1", "Column2"},Combiner.CombineTextByDelimiter(",", QuoteStyle.None),"Merged"), #"Transposed Table1" = Table.Transpose(#"Merged Columns"), #"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(#"Transposed Table1", [PromoteAllScalars=true]), #"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Promoted Headers",{{",", type text}, {"Branch,Month", type text}, {"1000,10/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1000,11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1000,12/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1001,10/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1001,11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1001,12/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1002,10/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1002,11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1002,12/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}}), #"Unpivoted Columns" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(#"Changed Type1", {",", "Branch,Month"}, "Attribute", "Value"), #"Split Column by Delimiter" = Table.SplitColumn(#"Unpivoted Columns", "Attribute", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(",", QuoteStyle.Csv), {"Attribute.1", "Attribute.2"}), #"Changed Type2" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Split Column by Delimiter",{{"Attribute.1", Int64.Type}, {"Attribute.2", type datetime}}), #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Changed Type2",{{",", "Account"}, {"Branch,Month", "Sub Account"}, {"Attribute.1", "Branch"}, {"Attribute.2", "Month"}}) in #"Renamed Columns"
Zubair_Muhammad
7 years agoCommunity Champion
Anonymous
Please try this
See the attached file as well
You can follow the steps from the Query Editor
All of this was user Interface driven (No manual coding required)
let
Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}, {"Column3", type any}, {"Column4", type any}, {"Column5", type any}, {"Column6", type any}, {"Column7", type any}, {"Column8", type any}, {"Column9", type any}, {"Column10", type any}, {"Column11", type any}}),
#"Transposed Table" = Table.Transpose(#"Changed Type"),
#"Merged Columns" = Table.CombineColumns(Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Transposed Table", {{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}}, "en-US"),{"Column1", "Column2"},Combiner.CombineTextByDelimiter(",", QuoteStyle.None),"Merged"),
#"Transposed Table1" = Table.Transpose(#"Merged Columns"),
#"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(#"Transposed Table1", [PromoteAllScalars=true]),
#"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Promoted Headers",{{",", type text}, {"Branch,Month", type text}, {"1000,10/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1000,11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1000,12/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1001,10/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1001,11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1001,12/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1002,10/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1002,11/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}, {"1002,12/1/2018 12:00:00 AM", type number}}),
#"Unpivoted Columns" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(#"Changed Type1", {",", "Branch,Month"}, "Attribute", "Value"),
#"Split Column by Delimiter" = Table.SplitColumn(#"Unpivoted Columns", "Attribute", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(",", QuoteStyle.Csv), {"Attribute.1", "Attribute.2"}),
#"Changed Type2" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Split Column by Delimiter",{{"Attribute.1", Int64.Type}, {"Attribute.2", type datetime}}),
#"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Changed Type2",{{",", "Account"}, {"Branch,Month", "Sub Account"}, {"Attribute.1", "Branch"}, {"Attribute.2", "Month"}})
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#"Renamed Columns"Anonymous
7 years agoNot applicable
Brilliant, thanks Zubair_Muhammad !