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Linnil
Helper III
2 years ago
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Create a Column which labels table rows as Section 1, Section 2, 3, 4 according to number of rows

Hi - I have a table with a variable amount of rows. Whenever the data is refreshed (once a week) it changes. I would like to count all the rows and then divide those rows into 4 sections, more of ...
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    wdx223_Daniel
    2 years ago

    please use my code as a new step, instead of puting it in the add column function.

    click the "fx" label beside the formula edit bar, then copy code into formula area

    =let
    AAA=Table.RowCount(#"Added Index")
    in Table.FromColumns(Table.ToColumns(#"Added Index")&{List.Transform({0..AAA-1},each "Section "&Text.From(Number.IntegerDivide(_,Number.RoundUp(AAA/4))+1))},Table.ColumnNames(#"Added Index")&{"Section"}))

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Linnil
Helper III
2 years ago

Thanks Daniel - that makes sense.

 

However before the Section Step, there are 1445 rows, and when Section Step is applied, there are 1444 steps. So one row is dropped. I thought that was due to a rounding in the code.
BTW Section 1 = 361

Section 2 = 361

Section 3 = 361

Section 4 = 361

 

All sections have same qty of rows, there does not seem to be any "offset".

Let me know what you think - thanks

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wdx223_Daniel
Community Champion
2 years ago

i used Number.RoundUp, so each section should be 362, instead of 361

then first three sections will have 362 rows, and the last has 359 rows