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Richard_Halsall
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Fill missing dates in rows based on value from another table

‎02-22-2024 03:37 AM

Hi, after searching the help topics I am still requiring help to complete what would seem a simple requirement.

I have 2 tables as shown containing Payroll Dates and Contractor Payroll Dates

Payroll Dates


PayrollDatePayrollDayNumber
28/01/20241
29/01/20242
30/01/20243
31/01/20244
01/02/20245
02/02/20246
03/02/20247
04/02/20248
05/02/20249
06/02/202410
07/02/202411
08/02/202412
09/02/202413
10/02/202414

Contractor Payroll Dates

Contractor__cSite_Start_Date__c
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK29/01/2024
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK30/01/2024
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK31/01/2024
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK01/02/2024
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK02/02/2024
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK03/02/2024
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK04/02/2024
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK05/02/2024
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK06/02/2024
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK07/02/2024
a02Q3000001H6IHIA004/02/2024
a02Q3000001H6IHIA005/02/2024
a02Q3000001H6IHIA006/02/2024

 

I am trying to create a table that combines both tables so I have the ability to identify missing payroll dates to look like this

Contractor__cSite_Start_Date__cPayrollDatePayrollDayNumber
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK 28/01/20241
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK29/01/202429/01/20242
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK30/01/202430/01/20243
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK31/01/202431/01/20244
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK01/02/202401/02/20245
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK02/02/202402/02/20246
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK03/02/202403/02/20247
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK04/02/202404/02/20248
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK05/02/202405/02/20249
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK06/02/202406/02/202410
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK07/02/202407/02/202411
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK 08/02/202412
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK 09/02/202413
a02Q3000001H6IeIAK 10/02/202414
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 28/01/20241
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 29/01/20242
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 30/01/20243
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 31/01/20244
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 01/02/20245
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 02/02/20246
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 03/02/20247
a02Q3000001H6IHIA004/02/202404/02/20248
a02Q3000001H6IHIA005/02/202405/02/20249
a02Q3000001H6IHIA006/02/202406/02/202410
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 07/02/202411
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 08/02/202412
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 09/02/202413
a02Q3000001H6IHIA0 10/02/202414


Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

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dufoq3
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Community Champion

‎02-22-2024 04:10 AM

Hi @Richard_Halsall 

 

You have to replace first two steps with your table references. If you don't know how to do it - check comments below.

 

Result:

dufoq3_1-1708603775792.png

let
    PayrollDates = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("Tc/LCUAhEEPRXmYtmBn/tYj9t/HE8CDLnFXu3hYzw3MgqiVzO+nSEopHBUKF5EL10d2InxophDqpCA1SFZqkJrRIXchBG2r8j6nGACw1FjjUbsL5AA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [PayrollDate = _t, PayrollDayNumber = _t]),
    ContractorPayrollDates = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WSjQwCjQ2AAFDDzPPVE9HbyUdJSNLfQNDfSMDIxOlWB0caowNiFBjSFgNUIGBESE1RkSoMSZCjQkRakyJUGNGhBpzPGo8PB0NCLkHpgafe2BqkNwTCwA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Contractor__c = _t, Site_Start_Date__c = _t]),
    ChangedTypePayrollDates = Table.TransformColumnTypes(PayrollDates,{{"PayrollDate", type date}, {"PayrollDayNumber", Int64.Type}}, "sk-SK"),
    ChangedTypeContractorPayrollDates = Table.TransformColumnTypes(ContractorPayrollDates,{{"Site_Start_Date__c", type date}}),
    GroupedRows = Table.Group(ChangedTypeContractorPayrollDates, {"Contractor__c"}, {{"All", each _, type table [Contractor__c=nullable text, Site_Start_Date__c=nullable date]}}),
    Ad_PayrollDates = Table.AddColumn(GroupedRows, "PayrollDates", each ChangedTypePayrollDates, type table),
    ExpandedPayrollDates = Table.ExpandTableColumn(Ad_PayrollDates, "PayrollDates", {"PayrollDate", "PayrollDayNumber"}, {"PayrollDate", "PayrollDayNumber"}),
    Ad_SiteStartDateC = Table.AddColumn(ExpandedPayrollDates, "Site_Start_Date__c", each if List.Contains([All][Site_Start_Date__c], [PayrollDate]) then [PayrollDate] else null, type date),
    RemovedColumns = Table.RemoveColumns(Ad_SiteStartDateC,{"All"}),
    ReorderedColumns = Table.ReorderColumns(RemovedColumns,{"Contractor__c", "Site_Start_Date__c", "PayrollDate", "PayrollDayNumber"})
in
    ReorderedColumns

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dufoq3
Community Champion
Community Champion

‎02-22-2024 04:10 AM

Hi @Richard_Halsall 

 

You have to replace first two steps with your table references. If you don't know how to do it - check comments below.

 

Result:

dufoq3_1-1708603775792.png

let
    PayrollDates = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("Tc/LCUAhEEPRXmYtmBn/tYj9t/HE8CDLnFXu3hYzw3MgqiVzO+nSEopHBUKF5EL10d2InxophDqpCA1SFZqkJrRIXchBG2r8j6nGACw1FjjUbsL5AA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [PayrollDate = _t, PayrollDayNumber = _t]),
    ContractorPayrollDates = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WSjQwCjQ2AAFDDzPPVE9HbyUdJSNLfQNDfSMDIxOlWB0caowNiFBjSFgNUIGBESE1RkSoMSZCjQkRakyJUGNGhBpzPGo8PB0NCLkHpgafe2BqkNwTCwA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Contractor__c = _t, Site_Start_Date__c = _t]),
    ChangedTypePayrollDates = Table.TransformColumnTypes(PayrollDates,{{"PayrollDate", type date}, {"PayrollDayNumber", Int64.Type}}, "sk-SK"),
    ChangedTypeContractorPayrollDates = Table.TransformColumnTypes(ContractorPayrollDates,{{"Site_Start_Date__c", type date}}),
    GroupedRows = Table.Group(ChangedTypeContractorPayrollDates, {"Contractor__c"}, {{"All", each _, type table [Contractor__c=nullable text, Site_Start_Date__c=nullable date]}}),
    Ad_PayrollDates = Table.AddColumn(GroupedRows, "PayrollDates", each ChangedTypePayrollDates, type table),
    ExpandedPayrollDates = Table.ExpandTableColumn(Ad_PayrollDates, "PayrollDates", {"PayrollDate", "PayrollDayNumber"}, {"PayrollDate", "PayrollDayNumber"}),
    Ad_SiteStartDateC = Table.AddColumn(ExpandedPayrollDates, "Site_Start_Date__c", each if List.Contains([All][Site_Start_Date__c], [PayrollDate]) then [PayrollDate] else null, type date),
    RemovedColumns = Table.RemoveColumns(Ad_SiteStartDateC,{"All"}),
    ReorderedColumns = Table.ReorderColumns(RemovedColumns,{"Contractor__c", "Site_Start_Date__c", "PayrollDate", "PayrollDayNumber"})
in
    ReorderedColumns

Note: Check this link to learn how to use my query.
Check this link if you don't know how to provide sample data.

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Richard_Halsall
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In response to dufoq3

‎02-22-2024 04:22 AM

Many thanks worked perfectly

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