Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Power BI is turning 10! Let’s celebrate together with dataviz contests, interactive sessions, and giveaways. Register now.

Reply
Stu_22
New Member

Change layout of data from data source

Hello, 

I'm fairly new to Power BI and struggling with an Excel data source that isn't laid out in the format I require. I'm using Power BI Desktop and have had a play around with the Edit Queries / Transform data function to no avail. Hoping there is a simple method to manipulate the data!

 

Data is currently set out as follows...

  • Column headers = Inspection; w/c 03/10/22; w/c 10/10/22; w/c 17/10/22; w/c 24/10/22;
  • Row 1 = Inspection 1; Completed; Incomplete; Completed; Completed;
  • Row 2 = Inspection 2; Incomplete; Completed; Completed; Incomplete;
  • Row 3 = Inspection 3; Completed; Completed; Incomplete; Incomplete;
  • Row 4 = Inspection 4; Completed; Completed; Incomplete; Incomplete;

 

I would like the data to be set out in a format as follows..

  • Column headers = Inspection; w/c; Complete or Incomplete?
  • Row 1 = Inspection 1; w/c 03/01/22; Completed
  • Row 2 = Inspection 1; w/c 10/01/22; Incomplete
  • Row 3 = Inspection 1; w/c 17/01/22; Completed
  • Row 4 = Inspection 1; w/c 24/01/22; Completed
  • Row 5= Inspection 2; w/c 03/01/22; Incomplete
  • Row 6 = Inspection 2; w/c 10/01/22; Completed

... and so forth.

 

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks,

 

Stuart

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
BA_Pete
Super User
Super User

Hi @Stu_22 ,

 

In Power Query, select your [Inspection] column, then go to Transform tab > Unpivot Columns (dropdown) > Unpivot Other Columns.

 

This should do what you want.

 

Pete



Now accepting Kudos! If my post helped you, why not give it a thumbs-up?

Proud to be a Datanaut!




View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
Stu_22
New Member

Thanks very much Pete - that's worked a treat!

 

Regards,

 

Stuart

BA_Pete
Super User
Super User

Hi @Stu_22 ,

 

In Power Query, select your [Inspection] column, then go to Transform tab > Unpivot Columns (dropdown) > Unpivot Other Columns.

 

This should do what you want.

 

Pete



Now accepting Kudos! If my post helped you, why not give it a thumbs-up?

Proud to be a Datanaut!




Helpful resources

Announcements
Join our Fabric User Panel

Join our Fabric User Panel

This is your chance to engage directly with the engineering team behind Fabric and Power BI. Share your experiences and shape the future.

June 2025 Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - June 2025

Check out the June 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

June 2025 community update carousel

Fabric Community Update - June 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.

Top Solution Authors