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Bulk replace text values in single step
Hello,
I'm trying to replace multiple text values in one power query step. In the example below, New York and Los Angeles should be changed to Boston.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks!
In a Custom column put following
= if List.Contains({"New York","Los Angeles"},[Column A]) then "Boston" else [Column A]See the working here - Open a blank query - Home - Advanced Editor - Remove everything from there and paste the below code to test
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45W8kstV4jML8pWitWJVnLKLy7JzwMzffKLFRzz0lNzUovBfI/8Uricb2ZibqZSbCwA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Column A" = _t]), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Column B", each if List.Contains({"New York","Los Angeles"},[Column A]) then "Boston" else [Column A]) in #"Added Custom"For same column, insert this step where Source should be replaced with your previous step
= Table.ReplaceValue(Source,each [Column A],each if List.Contains({"New York","Los Angeles"},[Column A]) then "Boston" else [Column A],Replacer.ReplaceValue,{"Column A"})
3 Replies
- Vijay_A_VermaMost Valuable Professional
In a Custom column put following
= if List.Contains({"New York","Los Angeles"},[Column A]) then "Boston" else [Column A]See the working here - Open a blank query - Home - Advanced Editor - Remove everything from there and paste the below code to test
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45W8kstV4jML8pWitWJVnLKLy7JzwMzffKLFRzz0lNzUovBfI/8Uricb2ZibqZSbCwA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Column A" = _t]), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Column B", each if List.Contains({"New York","Los Angeles"},[Column A]) then "Boston" else [Column A]) in #"Added Custom" - Dom87326Helper II
Vijay_A_Verma could you please advise how to use it in the same column?
- Vijay_A_VermaMost Valuable Professional
For same column, insert this step where Source should be replaced with your previous step
= Table.ReplaceValue(Source,each [Column A],each if List.Contains({"New York","Los Angeles"},[Column A]) then "Boston" else [Column A],Replacer.ReplaceValue,{"Column A"})