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rmahmood
5 years agoNew Member
Expanding list within column
Hello, I am having trouble trying to get a numerical list to expand or display from within a column in Power Query. I would appreciate any help! Please see attached picture. Thank you!
- 5 years ago
Try this rmahmood
It uses Value.Is to determine if it is a list or not, then extracts the numbers. From there you can split columns, or whatever.let Source = #table( {"ID", "Name", "City", "Other"}, { {123, "Alice", "Wonderand", ""}, {456, "Bob", "Wonderland", {1..10}} } ), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn( Source, "Custom", each if Value.Is([Other], type list) then Text.Combine(List.Transform([Other], Text.From), ",") else [Other] ) in #"Added Custom"How to use M code provided in a blank query:
1) In Power Query, select New Source, then Blank Query
2) On the Home ribbon, select "Advanced Editor" button
3) Remove everything you see, then paste the M code I've given you in that box.
4) Press Done
5) See this article if you need help using this M code in your model.