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flow12345
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2 years ago
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How to filter conditional If in power query

Hi i have a column in power query where the data is my sheet name and the names are ABC 2023 and ABC 2023 B2. I want to filter it such that if my source does not have a ABC 2023 B2, it will filter and return only ABC 2023. But if there is a ABC 2023 B2 worksheet then it will give me the one with B2 instead. 

 

i tried using text.contains but my formula is not working

Here's a snapshot of what i meant

 

Any help is appreciated!

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hi flow12345 ,

    My idea is to filter for rows ending in "B2", otherwise filter for shortest character lengths:



    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WcnRyVjAyMDJWitVBcBScDJViYwE=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Custom.Name = _t]),
    Custom1 = if Table.RowCount(Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.EndsWith([Custom.Name], "B2"))) < 1 then Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.Length([Custom.Name]) =  List.Min(List.Transform(Source[Custom.Name],each Text.Length(_))) ) else Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.EndsWith([Custom.Name], "B2"))
in
    Custom1

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    2 years ago

    Hi flow12345 ,

    My idea is to filter for rows ending in "B2", otherwise filter for shortest character lengths:



    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WcnRyVjAyMDJWitVBcBScDJViYwE=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Custom.Name = _t]),
    Custom1 = if Table.RowCount(Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.EndsWith([Custom.Name], "B2"))) < 1 then Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.Length([Custom.Name]) =  List.Min(List.Transform(Source[Custom.Name],each Text.Length(_))) ) else Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.EndsWith([Custom.Name], "B2"))
in
    Custom1

    Best Regards,
    Gao
    Community Support Team

     

    If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

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