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marab
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5 years ago
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combinations columns

hi,  I have 5 columns merged in one separated  by " _" I need to consider the combination of the values in the 5 columns, not the permutations.  I mean the two objects above should appear th...
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    v-yingjl
    5 years ago

    Hi marab ,

    Based on your description, you need to duplicate the soure table in power query editor and do some transformations like unpiviot columns, remove duplicates etc. for it to summarize a value table which contains all the roles from the source table. The whole query in power query editor is like this:

     

    let
        Source = Table,
        #"Unpivoted Other Columns" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(Source, {"Index Repertitiions"}, "Attribute", "Value"),
        #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Unpivoted Other Columns",{"Index Repertitiions", "Attribute"}),
        #"Removed Duplicates" = Table.Distinct(#"Removed Columns")
    in
        #"Removed Duplicates"

     

    Close and apply it in power query editor, then create a calculated column in the source table to combine these roles:

     

    Group = 
    CONCATENATEX ( 'Value', 'Value'[Value], "_" )

     

    You can also use the optional patameters in CONCATENATEX() to define its order, please refer: CONCATENATEX() 

     

    Attached a sample file in the below, hopes to help you.

     

    Best Regards,
    Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
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