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WMart_AMS
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Generate a column for dates between start dates (list/ pivot?)

Hi all,

 

I am looking for a solution in power query  for the following.

I have an overview with shipping and return costs per year, country and channel. the costs change every now and then.

 

my table looks like this.

CountryIDChannelShipping cost 01-01-2024Return cost 01-01-2024Shipping cost 01-01-2025Return cost 01-01-2025Shipping cost 01-07-2025Return cost 01-07-2025Shipping cost 01-01-2026Return cost 01-01-2026
NLMarktplaats €                                    4,64 €                    4,64 €                        4,63 €                    4,63 €                                         5,38 €                                 5,38 €                        4,63 €                    4,63
NLwebshop €                                    4,64 €                    2,13 €                        4,63 €                    2,13 €                                         5,38 €                                 2,88 €                        4,63 €                    2,13
DEMarktplaats €                                    5,75 €                    8,23 €                        4,76 €                    6,25 €                                         5,51 €                                 7,00 €                        4,76 €                    6,25
DEwebshop €                                    5,75 €                    5,73 €                        4,76 €                    3,75 €                                         5,51 €                                 4,50 €                        4,76 €                    3,75
BEMarktplaats €                                    6,11 €                    8,58 €                        4,75 €                    5,53 €                                         5,50 €                                 6,28 €                        4,75 €                    5,53
BEwebshop €                                    6,11 €                    6,08 €                        4,75 €                    3,03 €                                         5,50 €                                 3,78 €                        4,75 €                    3,03
FRMarktplaats €                                    6,70 €                    9,67 €                        5,56 €                    7,40 €                                         6,31 €                                 8,15 €                        5,56 €                    7,40
FRwebshop €                                    6,70 €                    7,17 €                        5,56 €                    4,90 €                                         6,31 €                                 5,65 €                        5,56 €                    4,90
ITMarktplaats €                                    8,82 €                  10,76 €                        6,70 €                    9,53 €                                         7,45 €                               10,28 €                        6,70 €                    9,53
ITwebshop €                                    8,82 €                    8,26 €                        6,70 €                    7,03 €                                         7,45 €                                 7,78 €                        6,70 €                    7,03
ATMarktplaats €                                    6,70 €                    9,67 €                        6,53 €                    8,19 €                                         7,28 €                                 8,94 €                        6,53 €                    8,19
ATwebshop €                                    6,70 €                    7,17 €                        6,53 €                    5,69 €                                         7,28 €                                 6,44 €                        6,53 €                    5,69
ESMarktplaats €                                    8,67 €                  10,20 €                        8,38 €                  10,28 €                                         9,13 €                               11,03 €                        8,38 €                  10,28
ESwebshop €                                    8,67 €                    7,70 €                        8,38 €                    7,78 €                                         9,13 €                                 8,53 €                        8,38 €                    7,78

 

I am looking for a query that generates a list of dates in between the startdate of each series of tarifs for shipping that distinguishes country and channel as wel. I want to have an column that shows these tarifs per month.  so for example, the result should show:

- the shipping costs between 01-01-2024 and 01-01-2025, between 01-01-2025 and 01-07-2025 etc. for each country and channel

- the return shipping costs 01-01-2024 and 01-01-2025, between 01-01-2025 and 01-07-2025 etc. for each country and channel

 

The result i'm looking for should be something like this: 

 

CountryChannelCost typeMonthTarif
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-1-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-2-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-3-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-4-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-5-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-6-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-7-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-8-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-9-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-10-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-11-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-12-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-1-2026 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-2-2026 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsShipping1-3-2026 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-1-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-2-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-3-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-4-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-5-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-6-2025 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-7-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-8-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-9-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-10-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-11-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-12-2025 €                                 5,38
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-1-2026 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-2-2026 €                                 4,63
NLMarkplaatsReturn1-3-2026 €                                 4,63
NLwebshop   
NLwebshop   
NLwebshop   
NLwebshop   

 

Can anyone provide me with the right solution?

4 REPLIES 4
pcoley
Resolver III
Resolver III

@WMart_AMS 
Please try with this query:

 

let
  Origen = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[ Name = "Tabla" ]}[Content], 
  #"Encabezados promovidos" = Table.PromoteHeaders ( Origen, [ PromoteAllScalars = true ] ), 
  #"Otras columnas con anulación de dinamización" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns (
    #"Encabezados promovidos", 
    { "CountryID", "Channel" }, 
    "Atributo", 
    "Valor"
  ), 
  #"Dividir columna por delimitador" = Table.SplitColumn (
    #"Otras columnas con anulación de dinamización", 
    "Atributo", 
    Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter ( " cost ", QuoteStyle.Csv ), 
    { "Atributo.1", "Atributo.2" }
  ), 
  #"Columna dinamizada" = Table.Pivot (
    #"Dividir columna por delimitador", 
    List.Distinct ( #"Dividir columna por delimitador"[Atributo.1] ), 
    "Atributo.1", 
    "Valor", 
    List.Sum
  )
in
  #"Columna dinamizada"

 

I hope this helps. If so please mark it as a solution. Kudos are welcome.

AlienSx
Super User
Super User

let
    fx_dates = (s, e) => List.Generate(() => s, (x) => x < e, (x) => Date.AddMonths(x, 1)),
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
    eff_dates = List.Buffer(
        List.Sort(
            List.Distinct(
                List.Transform(
                    List.Skip(Table.ColumnNames(Source), 2), 
                    (x) => Date.From(Text.AfterDelimiter(x, "cost "), "de")
                )
            )
        ) & {Date.StartOfMonth(Date.AddMonths(Date.From(DateTime.LocalNow()), 2))}
    ),
    all_dates = List.Buffer(
        List.Transform(
            List.RemoveLastN(List.Positions(eff_dates)),
            (x) => fx_dates(eff_dates{x}, eff_dates{x + 1})
        )
    ),
    upvt = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(Source, {"CountryID", "Channel"}, "Attribute", "Tarif"),
    split = Table.SplitColumn(upvt, "Attribute", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(" cost "), {"Cost type", "Date"}),
    tx = Table.TransformColumns(
        split, 
        {
            {"Date", (x) => all_dates{List.PositionOf(eff_dates, Date.From(x, "de"))}},
            {"Tarif", (x) => Value.FromText(x, "de")}
        }
    ),
    z = Table.ExpandListColumn(tx, "Date")
in
    z
ralf_anton
Helper II
Helper II

Hi,

 

ich hoffe, die Datenqualität ist im Original besser...;)

So wie ich das verstanden habe, könntest Du das folgendermaßen lösen:

 

Abfrage 1: Alle Versandkosten:

M-Code:

let
    Quelle = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Tabelle1"]}[Content],
    Tarifspalten = Table.ColumnNames(Quelle),
    #"Entfernte oberste Elemente" = List.Skip(Tarifspalten,2),
    #"In Tabelle konvertiert" = Table.FromList(#"Entfernte oberste Elemente", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(" "), null, null, ExtraValues.Error),
    #"Gefilterte Zeilen" = Table.SelectRows(#"In Tabelle konvertiert", each ([Column1] = "Rückgabekosten")),
    ColToDel =  Table.AddColumn(#"Gefilterte Zeilen", "Relevant", each [Column1] & " " & [Column2])[Relevant],
    
    #"Entfernte Spalten" = Table.RemoveColumns(Quelle,ColToDel),
    #"Entpivotierte Spalten" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(#"Entfernte Spalten", {"CountryID", "Kanal"}, "Attribut", "Wert"),
    #"Spalte nach Trennzeichen teilen" = Table.SplitColumn(#"Entpivotierte Spalten", "Attribut", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(" ", QuoteStyle.Csv), {"Tarif", "Datum"})
in
    #"Spalte nach Trennzeichen teilen"

 

Abfrage 2: Alle Rückgaben, an die die Versanddaten angehängt werden. (Natürlich kann man das auch in einer Abfrage erledigen, aber so wird es hoffentlich klarer)

M-Code:

    let
    Quelle = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Tabelle1"]}[Content],
    Tarifspalten = Table.ColumnNames(Quelle),
    #"Entfernte oberste Elemente" = List.Skip(Tarifspalten,2),
    #"In Tabelle konvertiert" = Table.FromList(#"Entfernte oberste Elemente", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(" "), null, null, ExtraValues.Error),
    #"Gefilterte Zeilen" = Table.SelectRows(#"In Tabelle konvertiert", each ([Column1] = "Versandkosten")),
    ColToDel =  Table.AddColumn(#"Gefilterte Zeilen", "Relevant", each [Column1] & " " & [Column2])[Relevant],
    
    #"Entfernte Spalten" = Table.RemoveColumns(Quelle,ColToDel),
    #"Entpivotierte Spalten" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(#"Entfernte Spalten", {"CountryID", "Kanal"}, "Attribut", "Wert"),
    #"Spalte nach Trennzeichen teilen" = Table.SplitColumn(#"Entpivotierte Spalten", "Attribut", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(" ", QuoteStyle.Csv), {"Tarif", "Datum"}),
    #"Angefügte Abfrage" = Table.Combine({#"Spalte nach Trennzeichen teilen", TarifVersand})
in
    #"Angefügte Abfrage"

 

Hier kannst Du die Beispieldatei herunterladen.

BA_Pete
Super User
Super User

Hi @WMart_AMS ,

 

Tha big question here is: why?
Why do you need the data in this format. Admittedly, your original data format is 'wrong' with the dated columns, but what's the bigger picture that requires the monthly dates between?
I only ask as there may be a faster/easier route to your end goal if I can understand the bigger picture.

 

Pete



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