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rmeng
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5 years ago
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Add a column with a list of Values

Can you help me with power query to add a column with a list of values into a table:    
  • Jimmy801's avatar
    5 years ago

    Hello rmeng 

     

    you can add a list as a formula for your new column. Afterwards expand the list to new rows. Here an example of a list for your new column (you can also reference a column of another query here like MyOtherQuery[List]

    {"Name", "etc"}

     here the complete code

    let
        Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUXJUitWJVjICspzALGMgy1kpNhYA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [ID = _t, Name = _t]),
        #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"ID", Int64.Type}, {"Name", type text}}),
        #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each {"Name", "etc"}),
        #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandListColumn(#"Added Custom", "Custom")
    in
        #"Expanded Custom"

    it transforms this

     

    into this

     

    Copy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.

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    Have fun

    Jimmy