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Hi!
I need some help to convert this code into M.
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Thanks
1. To create a calculated table(DateTable):
DateTable =
SELECTCOLUMNS(
GENERATE(VALUES('Table'[orderNo]),GENERATESERIES(MIN('Table'[status date]),MAX('Table'[status date]))),
"orderNo",[orderNo],"startDate",[Value]
)
2. To create a calculated column:
_Status = VAR _a = CALCULATE ( MAX ( 'Table'[status] ), FILTER ('Table',[status date] <= EARLIER ( 'DateTable'[startDate] )&& [orderNo] = EARLIER ( 'DateTable'[orderNo] )) ) RETURN // _a IF ( CALCULATE (DISTINCTCOUNT ( 'Table'[status] ),FILTER ( 'Table', [orderNo] = EARLIER ( 'DateTable'[orderNo] ) )) <= 1, _a, IF ( [startDate] <= CALCULATE (MAX ( 'Table'[status date] ),FILTER ( 'Table', [orderNo] = EARLIER ( 'DateTable'[orderNo] ) )) && [startDate] >= CALCULATE (MIN ( 'Table'[status date] ),FILTER ( 'Table', [orderNo] = EARLIER ( 'DateTable'[orderNo] ) )), _a ) )
Solved! Go to Solution.
Create a Calculated Table in M
let
Source = YourSourceTable, // Replace with the actual source table
OrderDates = Table.SelectColumns(Source, {"orderNo", "status date"}),
Grouped = Table.Group(OrderDates, {"orderNo"}, {{"MinDate", each List.Min([status date]), type date}, {"MaxDate", each List.Max([status date]), type date}}),
Expanded = Table.ExpandListColumn(Table.TransformColumns(Grouped, {"MaxDate", each List.Generate(() => _, each _ <= Grouped[MinDate]{0}, each Date.AddDays(_, 1))}), "MaxDate"),
Renamed = Table.RenameColumns(Expanded, {{"MinDate", "orderNo"}, {"MaxDate", "startDate"}})
in
RenamedThen merge the "DataTable" with the original table
let
Source = YourSourceTable, // Replace with the actual source table
DateTable = PreviousStep, // Replace with the step where you created DateTable
MergedTables = Table.NestedJoin(DateTable, {"orderNo"}, Source, {"orderNo"}, "MergedTable", JoinKind.LeftOuter),
Expanded = Table.ExpandTableColumn(MergedTables, "MergedTable", {"status date", "status"}, {"status date", "status"}),
AddedCustom = Table.AddColumn(Expanded, "_Status", each
let
currentOrderNo = [orderNo],
currentStartDate = [startDate],
filteredTable = Table.SelectRows(Source, each ([orderNo] = currentOrderNo) and ([status date] <= currentStartDate)),
maxStatus = List.Max(filteredTable[status]),
distinctStatusCount = List.NonNullCount(List.Distinct(filteredTable[status])),
minStatusDate = List.Min(filteredTable[status date]),
maxStatusDate = List.Max(filteredTable[status date])
in
if distinctStatusCount <= 1 then maxStatus
else if currentStartDate <= maxStatusDate and currentStartDate >= minStatusDate then maxStatus
else null
),
RemovedColumns = Table.RemoveColumns(AddedCustom,{"status date", "status"})
in
RemovedColumns
Create a Calculated Table in M
let
Source = YourSourceTable, // Replace with the actual source table
OrderDates = Table.SelectColumns(Source, {"orderNo", "status date"}),
Grouped = Table.Group(OrderDates, {"orderNo"}, {{"MinDate", each List.Min([status date]), type date}, {"MaxDate", each List.Max([status date]), type date}}),
Expanded = Table.ExpandListColumn(Table.TransformColumns(Grouped, {"MaxDate", each List.Generate(() => _, each _ <= Grouped[MinDate]{0}, each Date.AddDays(_, 1))}), "MaxDate"),
Renamed = Table.RenameColumns(Expanded, {{"MinDate", "orderNo"}, {"MaxDate", "startDate"}})
in
RenamedThen merge the "DataTable" with the original table
let
Source = YourSourceTable, // Replace with the actual source table
DateTable = PreviousStep, // Replace with the step where you created DateTable
MergedTables = Table.NestedJoin(DateTable, {"orderNo"}, Source, {"orderNo"}, "MergedTable", JoinKind.LeftOuter),
Expanded = Table.ExpandTableColumn(MergedTables, "MergedTable", {"status date", "status"}, {"status date", "status"}),
AddedCustom = Table.AddColumn(Expanded, "_Status", each
let
currentOrderNo = [orderNo],
currentStartDate = [startDate],
filteredTable = Table.SelectRows(Source, each ([orderNo] = currentOrderNo) and ([status date] <= currentStartDate)),
maxStatus = List.Max(filteredTable[status]),
distinctStatusCount = List.NonNullCount(List.Distinct(filteredTable[status])),
minStatusDate = List.Min(filteredTable[status date]),
maxStatusDate = List.Max(filteredTable[status date])
in
if distinctStatusCount <= 1 then maxStatus
else if currentStartDate <= maxStatusDate and currentStartDate >= minStatusDate then maxStatus
else null
),
RemovedColumns = Table.RemoveColumns(AddedCustom,{"status date", "status"})
in
RemovedColumns
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