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Add index column when not blank
Hi
Is it possible to add an index based on fields that or not blank?
In the example I whant to create a unique index for those rows that have a datevalue
Thx!
See the working here - Open a blank query - Home - Advanced Editor - Remove everything from there and paste the below code to test (later on when you use the query on your dataset, you will have to change the source appropriately)
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMtI3NNI3MjAyUorViVbKK83JATOM9Q0tEMKoPLgiU30zLKIm+qbIOo2MsPJiAQ==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Date = _t]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}}), #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Changed Type", "Index", 0, 1, Int64.Type), #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Added Index", each ([Date] <> null)), #"Added Index1" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Filtered Rows", "IndexColumn", 1, 1, Int64.Type), #"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Added Index", {"Index"}, #"Added Index1", {"Index"}, "Added Index1", JoinKind.LeftOuter), #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Merged Queries",{"Index"}), #"Expanded Added Index1" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Added Index1", {"IndexColumn"}, {"IndexColumn"}) in #"Expanded Added Index1"Pls download solution from https://1drv.ms/u/s!Akd5y6ruJhvhuWHJHjfhdfTOgcI1?e=KNOoA8
Use this. To presever original sort order, I have added one more Index which is removed at the end.
let Bron = Csv.Document(File.Contents("C:\Users\jochendecraene\Desktop\3CX test\2022-03-16.csv"),[Delimiter=",", Columns=12, Encoding=65001, QuoteStyle=QuoteStyle.None]), #"Type gewijzigd" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Bron,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}, {"Column3", type text}, {"Column4", type text}, {"Column5", type text}, {"Column6", type text}, {"Column7", type text}, {"Column8", type text}, {"Column9", type text}, {"Column10", type text}, {"Column11", type text}, {"Column12", type text}}), #"Kolommen verwijderd" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Type gewijzigd",{"Column2", "Column3", "Column4", "Column10", "Column11", "Column12"}), Custom1 = Table.RemoveFirstN(#"Kolommen verwijderd", each [Column1]<>"Call Time"), #"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(Custom1, [PromoteAllScalars=true]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Promoted Headers",{{"Call Time", type text}, {"Status", type text}, {"Ringing", type time}, {"Talking", type time}, {"Totals", type text}, {"Cost", type text}}), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Date", each try Date.From(Text.Start([Call Time],10)) otherwise null), #"Added Index2" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Added Custom", "OriginalIndex", 0, 1, Int64.Type), #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Added Index2", "Index", 0, 1, Int64.Type), #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Added Index", each ([Date] <> null)), #"Added Index1" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Filtered Rows", "IndexColumn", 1, 1, Int64.Type), #"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Added Index", {"Index"}, #"Added Index1", {"Index"}, "Added Index1", JoinKind.LeftOuter), #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Merged Queries",{"Index"}), #"Expanded Added Index1" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Added Index1", {"IndexColumn"}, {"IndexColumn"}), #"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Expanded Added Index1",{{"OriginalIndex", Order.Ascending}}), #"Removed Columns1" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Sorted Rows",{"OriginalIndex"}) in #"Removed Columns1"
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- Vijay_A_VermaMost Valuable Professional
See the working here - Open a blank query - Home - Advanced Editor - Remove everything from there and paste the below code to test (later on when you use the query on your dataset, you will have to change the source appropriately)
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMtI3NNI3MjAyUorViVbKK83JATOM9Q0tEMKoPLgiU30zLKIm+qbIOo2MsPJiAQ==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Date = _t]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}}), #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Changed Type", "Index", 0, 1, Int64.Type), #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Added Index", each ([Date] <> null)), #"Added Index1" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Filtered Rows", "IndexColumn", 1, 1, Int64.Type), #"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Added Index", {"Index"}, #"Added Index1", {"Index"}, "Added Index1", JoinKind.LeftOuter), #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Merged Queries",{"Index"}), #"Expanded Added Index1" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Added Index1", {"IndexColumn"}, {"IndexColumn"}) in #"Expanded Added Index1"- jochendecraeneHelper V
thnx for the quick response!
I'm a newby to the advanced editor ...
When I open a blank query and paste the code I get an error 'there is no exel table 5 ...
- Vijay_A_VermaMost Valuable Professional
I had updated the post later on. Use below code
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMtI3NNI3MjAyUorViVbKK83JATOM9Q0tEMKoPLgiU30zLKIm+qbIOo2MsPJiAQ==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Date = _t]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}}), #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Changed Type", "Index", 0, 1, Int64.Type), #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Added Index", each ([Date] <> null)), #"Added Index1" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Filtered Rows", "IndexColumn", 1, 1, Int64.Type), #"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Added Index", {"Index"}, #"Added Index1", {"Index"}, "Added Index1", JoinKind.LeftOuter), #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Merged Queries",{"Index"}), #"Expanded Added Index1" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Added Index1", {"IndexColumn"}, {"IndexColumn"}) in #"Expanded Added Index1"
- jochendecraeneHelper V
Thank for the support!
- jochendecraeneHelper V
Thnx very much!