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Karjaasu
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Create dynamically columns based on data and populate values correctly in columns

Hi,

I've tried to find a way to create dynamically new columns based on the available values.
My starting point is the following type of table:

Start DateDurationMonthly Amount
01/12/2022150
01/20/202212400
02/04/2022160
02/10/20226700
04/15/20223650
05/29/202212300
03/31/20235450

 

Base on the years in the data, there should be a monthly column for each year.

Additionally, the Monthly Amount should be spread and populated in each correct, newly created month column.
The outcome should be like this:

Start DateDurationMonthly AmountRevenue Start DateRevenue End Date22m0122m0222m0322m0422m0522m0622m0722m0822m0922m1022m1122m1223m0123m0223m0323m0423m0523m0623m0723m0823m0923m1023m1123m12
01/12/202215001/01/202201/31/20225000000000000000000000000
01/20/20221240001/01/202212/31/2022400400400400400400400400400400400400000000000000
02/04/202216002/01/202202/28/20220600000000000000000000000
02/10/2022670002/01/202207/31/2022070070070070070070000000000000000000
04/15/2022365004/01/202206/30/2022000650650650000000000000000000
05/29/20221230005/01/202204/30/2023000030030030030030030030030030030030030000000000
03/31/2023545003/01/202307/31/20230000000000000045045045045045000000

 

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wdx223_Daniel
Community Champion
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let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("VY6xDcAwCAR3obYEPMZRZrG8/xoxVkBJAcU9p2dOEmUFQwBqpHtcaLXDIcVjdXkTsPSvMYprGWPPlUJn9QwswuzY9P51WCrGFg8gzj3KQ1kP", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Start Date" = _t, Duration = _t, #"Monthly Amount" = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Start Date", type date}, {"Duration", Int64.Type}, {"Monthly Amount", Int64.Type}}),
    Custom1 = #table(Table.ColumnNames(#"Changed Type")&{"Start","End","x","y"},List.TransformMany(Table.ToRows(#"Changed Type"),each List.Transform({0.._{1}-1},(x)=>Date.ToText(Date.AddMonths(_{0},x),"yyyy\mMM")),(x,y)=>x&{Date.StartOfMonth(x{0}),Date.EndOfMonth(Date.AddMonths(x{0},x{1}-1)),y,x{2}})),
    Custom2 = Table.Pivot(Custom1,List.Distinct(Custom1[x]),"x","y")
in
    Custom2

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wdx223_Daniel
Community Champion
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let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("VY6xDcAwCAR3obYEPMZRZrG8/xoxVkBJAcU9p2dOEmUFQwBqpHtcaLXDIcVjdXkTsPSvMYprGWPPlUJn9QwswuzY9P51WCrGFg8gzj3KQ1kP", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Start Date" = _t, Duration = _t, #"Monthly Amount" = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Start Date", type date}, {"Duration", Int64.Type}, {"Monthly Amount", Int64.Type}}),
    Custom1 = #table(Table.ColumnNames(#"Changed Type")&{"Start","End","x","y"},List.TransformMany(Table.ToRows(#"Changed Type"),each List.Transform({0.._{1}-1},(x)=>Date.ToText(Date.AddMonths(_{0},x),"yyyy\mMM")),(x,y)=>x&{Date.StartOfMonth(x{0}),Date.EndOfMonth(Date.AddMonths(x{0},x{1}-1)),y,x{2}})),
    Custom2 = Table.Pivot(Custom1,List.Distinct(Custom1[x]),"x","y")
in
    Custom2

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