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Alexandra_B
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2 years ago
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Expand Record from a column

Hello.   I am using an API to get the data from a Shelly device: The script is: let // Define the URL url = "https://shelly-<xx>-eu.shelly.cloud/device/status", // Define the reques...
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    lbendlin
    2 years ago

    You won't have much of a choice as you have nested records too.  You will need to decide which records to keep, which to throw away, and how to flatten the hierarchies.  Not really something you can do automatically.

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Anonymous
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2 years ago

Hi Alexandra_B 

 

You can explore Record functions in Power Query from the following documentation. As all records don't share the same fields, you need to first filter the required fields and analyze which ones need to be organized into the same column. Then we can explore how to expand it more efficiently. 

Record functions - PowerQuery M | Microsoft Learn

 

If you only want to expand all records into Text format in a column, you can try the solution from below thread:

Solved: Convert record to text in power BI - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

Best Regards,
Jing
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