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JohannesBier
Helper I
2 years ago
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Difference between two line entries with the same ID

I would like to add a custom column that calculates the difference between two rows. I have a column ValueMax and would like to have a ValueColumn that calculates the difference to the previous ValueMax. Is this possible in PowerQuery?

 

Thank you!

 

Best regards

Johannes

  • let
        s = your_table,
        rows = List.Buffer(Table.ToRecords(s)),
        add_col = List.Generate(
            () => [i = 0, val = rows{0} & [ValueColumn = 0]],
            (x) => rows{x[i]}? <> null,
            (x) => [i = x[i] + 1, val = rows{i} & [ValueColumn = rows{i}[ValueMax] - x[val][ValueMax]]],
            (x) => x[val]
        ),
        z = Table.FromRecords(add_col)
    in
        z
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hi JohannesBier 

    You can refer to the following solution.

    Sample data

    First step

    Add index column group by the id and then expand it., you can refer to the following code or the video.

    Insert a new step

    = Table.Group(#"Changed Type"(the last step name), {"ID"}, {{"Data", each Table.AddIndexColumn(_,"Index",1,1),type table}})

    Create Row Number for Each Group in Power BI using Power Query - RADACAD

    Second Step:Add a custom column to calculate the difference

    =[ValueMax]-List.Min(Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded Data"(last step name),(x)=>x[ID]=[ID] and x[Index]=[Index]-1)[ValueMax])

    Output

     

    And you can put the following code to advanved editor in power query to refer to 

    let
        Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUTI0UIrVgTCNEExjBNMEwjQCMk0RTCRRMwTTHMG0ADJjAQ==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [ID = _t, ValueMax = _t]),
        #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"ID", Int64.Type}, {"ValueMax", Int64.Type}}),
        #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", {"ID"}, {{"Data", each Table.AddIndexColumn(_,"Index",1,1),type table}}),
        #"Expanded Data" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Data", {"ValueMax", "Index"}, {"ValueMax", "Index"}),
        #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Expanded Data", "Difference", each [ValueMax]-List.Min(Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded Data",(x)=>x[ID]=[ID] and x[Index]=[Index]-1)[ValueMax]))
    in
        #"Added Custom"

    Best Regards!

    Yolo Zhu

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

     

4 Replies

  • let
        s = your_table,
        rows = List.Buffer(Table.ToRecords(s)),
        add_col = List.Generate(
            () => [i = 0, val = rows{0} & [ValueColumn = 0]],
            (x) => rows{x[i]}? <> null,
            (x) => [i = x[i] + 1, val = rows{i} & [ValueColumn = rows{i}[ValueMax] - x[val][ValueMax]]],
            (x) => x[val]
        ),
        z = Table.FromRecords(add_col)
    in
        z
    • AlienSx's avatar
      AlienSx
      Super User

      JohannesBier you don't need to add custom column. My code modifies your initial table in to the one with new column as per your instructions. Please watch this video to know how to incorporate this code. 

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable

      Hi JohannesBier 

      You can refer to the following solution.

      Sample data

      First step

      Add index column group by the id and then expand it., you can refer to the following code or the video.

      Insert a new step

      = Table.Group(#"Changed Type"(the last step name), {"ID"}, {{"Data", each Table.AddIndexColumn(_,"Index",1,1),type table}})

      Create Row Number for Each Group in Power BI using Power Query - RADACAD

      Second Step:Add a custom column to calculate the difference

      =[ValueMax]-List.Min(Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded Data"(last step name),(x)=>x[ID]=[ID] and x[Index]=[Index]-1)[ValueMax])

      Output

       

      And you can put the following code to advanved editor in power query to refer to 

      let
          Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUTI0UIrVgTCNEExjBNMEwjQCMk0RTCRRMwTTHMG0ADJjAQ==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [ID = _t, ValueMax = _t]),
          #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"ID", Int64.Type}, {"ValueMax", Int64.Type}}),
          #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", {"ID"}, {{"Data", each Table.AddIndexColumn(_,"Index",1,1),type table}}),
          #"Expanded Data" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Data", {"ValueMax", "Index"}, {"ValueMax", "Index"}),
          #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Expanded Data", "Difference", each [ValueMax]-List.Min(Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded Data",(x)=>x[ID]=[ID] and x[Index]=[Index]-1)[ValueMax]))
      in
          #"Added Custom"

      Best Regards!

      Yolo Zhu

      If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.