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Z_PowerBi
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Help!! Creating a column with the "running" count

Hello everyone, 

 

I was wondering if anyone can help. I have the following column: 

 

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And I want to add a further column with an ID but I need the ID to be as follows:

 

Board                                       ID

IGB                                            1

EDC                                          1

SDCB                                        1

SDCB                                         2

IGB                                            2

IGB                                            3

 

Will appreciate any help, thank you

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AlienSx
Super User
Super User

Hello, @Z_PowerBi try this approach

 

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45W8nR3UorViVZydXEG08Euzk6oDJgKMB0LAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Board = _t]),
    lst = List.Buffer(Source[Board]),
    count = List.Count(lst),
    id_column =  
        List.Generate(
            () => [i = 1, board = lst{0}, value = 1],
            (x) => x[i] <= count,
            (x) => [i = x[i] + 1, board = lst{x[i]}, value = if x[board] <> lst{x[i]} then x[value] else x[value] + 1],
            (x) => {x[board], x[value]}
        ),
    to_tbl = Table.FromRows(id_column, {"Board", "ID"})
in
    to_tbl

 

Anonymous
Not applicable

Assuming that you are trying to form group , please try usng Group option OOTB from Power BI . If you are looking for specific scenario , can you share some relationship on the type of relation you are seeking .

 

 

 

Regards,

Jupsimar Singh.

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