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Add Column to assign Unique Name (Condition)
In the given Table, I need to add a Custom Column in query editor, to have 'Common name' for each 'customer Code', based on the Minimum branch No.
Please advise how this can be achieved in Power Query.
Hi Anonymous . I am able to achieve using below. #"Added Custom" is first capturing Name value for minimum branch, then replacing all values with it.
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjQwUNJRMgRix6RkpVgdmIgRRMQQKgRSYAzELqlpUBEjqKKIyiokEWMMEROIiDGSkClcKBYA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Customer Code" = _t, Branch = _t, Name = _t]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Customer Code", Int64.Type}, {"Branch", Int64.Type}, {"Name", type text}}), #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", {"Customer Code"}, {{"AllRows", each _, type table [Customer Code=number, Branch=number, Name=text]}, {"MinimumBranch", each List.Min([Branch]), type number}}), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Custom", each let minbranch = [MinimumBranch] in Table.ReplaceValue([AllRows],each [Name],Table.SelectRows([AllRows],each [Branch] = minbranch){0}[Name],Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Name"})), #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Added Custom",{"AllRows", "MinimumBranch"}), #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Custom", {"Branch", "Name"}, {"Branch", "Name"}) in #"Expanded Custom"Thanks
Ankit Jain
Do Mark it as solution if the response resolved your problem. Do Kudo the response if it seems good and helpful.Anonymous Use below. Created a Duplicate Column(#"Duplicated Column") for this.
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjQwUNJRMgRix6RkpVgdmIgRRMQQKgRSYAzELqlpUBEjqKKIyiokEWMMEROIiDGSkClcKBYA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Customer Code" = _t, Branch = _t, Name = _t]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Customer Code", Int64.Type}, {"Branch", Int64.Type}, {"Name", type text}}), #"Duplicated Column" = Table.DuplicateColumn(#"Changed Type", "Name", "Common Name"), #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Duplicated Column", {"Customer Code"}, {{"AllRows", each _, type table [Customer Code=number, Branch=number, Name=text,Common Name=text]}, {"MinimumBranch", each List.Min([Branch]), type number}}), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Custom", each let minbranch = [MinimumBranch] in Table.ReplaceValue([AllRows],each [Common Name],Table.SelectRows([AllRows],each [Branch] = minbranch){0}[Common Name],Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Common Name"})), #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Added Custom",{"AllRows", "MinimumBranch"}), #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Custom", {"Branch", "Name", "Common Name"}, {"Branch", "Name", "Common Name"}) in #"Expanded Custom"
6 Replies
- AnkitBISolution Sage
Hi - Are you trying to extract first 3 characters, then you can use Extract --> First Characters from Add Column Tab.
Thanks
Ankit Jain
Do Mark it as solution if the response resolved your problem. Do Kudo the response if it seems good and helpful.- AnonymousNot applicable
Hi ,
This is sample data for understanding concept, actual Names will be of varying length.
Since names are inconsitent across Branches, i need to have a consitent Names across customer codes based on the name vailable minimum branch number.
- AnkitBISolution Sage
Hi Anonymous . I am able to achieve using below. #"Added Custom" is first capturing Name value for minimum branch, then replacing all values with it.
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjQwUNJRMgRix6RkpVgdmIgRRMQQKgRSYAzELqlpUBEjqKKIyiokEWMMEROIiDGSkClcKBYA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Customer Code" = _t, Branch = _t, Name = _t]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Customer Code", Int64.Type}, {"Branch", Int64.Type}, {"Name", type text}}), #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", {"Customer Code"}, {{"AllRows", each _, type table [Customer Code=number, Branch=number, Name=text]}, {"MinimumBranch", each List.Min([Branch]), type number}}), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Custom", each let minbranch = [MinimumBranch] in Table.ReplaceValue([AllRows],each [Name],Table.SelectRows([AllRows],each [Branch] = minbranch){0}[Name],Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Name"})), #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Added Custom",{"AllRows", "MinimumBranch"}), #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Custom", {"Branch", "Name"}, {"Branch", "Name"}) in #"Expanded Custom"Thanks
Ankit Jain
Do Mark it as solution if the response resolved your problem. Do Kudo the response if it seems good and helpful.