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skeebo
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Create query for date scaffolding - Capacity/Utilization Visuals

Hello, I need to create a static table so I can make relationships to a dynamic set for various calculations.

 

I have created a query/table that generates the unique date values I need but can't figure out how to assign those dates to individual values from another query.

 

For example I have these resources with a value as it's capacity but I need the dates associated to them:

ResourceCapacity
A6
B7
C8

 

Date
4/16/2025
4/17/2025
4/18/2025
4/21/2025
4/22/2025

  The desired outcome would look like this:

DateResourceCapacity
4/16/2025A6
4/17/2025A6
4/18/2025A6
4/21/2025A6
4/22/2025A6
4/16/2025B7
4/17/2025B7
4/18/2025B7
4/21/2025B7
4/22/2025B7
4/16/2025C8
4/17/2025C8
4/18/2025C8
4/21/2025C8
4/22/2025C8

 

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jgeddes
Super User
Super User

One way to do this to add a column to the date table that references the resource table. Expand that column and then sort as needed.
resourceTable

jgeddes_0-1744835399602.png

dateTable

jgeddes_1-1744835429084.pngjgeddes_2-1744835453767.pngjgeddes_3-1744835475546.pngjgeddes_4-1744835512884.png

Example code:

let
    resourceTable = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WclTSUTJTitWJVnICsszBLGcgy0IpNhYA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Resource = _t, Capacity = _t]),
    Source = List.Dates(#date(2025,4,16), 5, #duration(1,0,0,0)),
    #"Converted to Table" = Table.FromList(Source, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), {"Date"}, null, ExtraValues.Error),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Converted to Table",{{"Date", type date}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each resourceTable),
    #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Added Custom", "Custom", {"Resource", "Capacity"}, {"Resource", "Capacity"}),
    #"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Expanded Custom",{{"Resource", Order.Ascending}, {"Date", Order.Ascending}})
in
    #"Sorted Rows"




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jgeddes
Super User
Super User

One way to do this to add a column to the date table that references the resource table. Expand that column and then sort as needed.
resourceTable

jgeddes_0-1744835399602.png

dateTable

jgeddes_1-1744835429084.pngjgeddes_2-1744835453767.pngjgeddes_3-1744835475546.pngjgeddes_4-1744835512884.png

Example code:

let
    resourceTable = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WclTSUTJTitWJVnICsszBLGcgy0IpNhYA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Resource = _t, Capacity = _t]),
    Source = List.Dates(#date(2025,4,16), 5, #duration(1,0,0,0)),
    #"Converted to Table" = Table.FromList(Source, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), {"Date"}, null, ExtraValues.Error),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Converted to Table",{{"Date", type date}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each resourceTable),
    #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Added Custom", "Custom", {"Resource", "Capacity"}, {"Resource", "Capacity"}),
    #"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Expanded Custom",{{"Resource", Order.Ascending}, {"Date", Order.Ascending}})
in
    #"Sorted Rows"




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Much easier than I thought it would be! THANKS

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