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Anonymous
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Why my data is totally wrong after the unpivoted the selected columns in Power Query

Dear all, 

I have the trade data from January until December in which the months (Jan-Dec) are the header. How do I make the header as a month's slicer ? Is it using the pivot and unpivot ? , but I have 9,910 rows of each columns. I cant provide the PBIX file since it is confidential. 

I tried to unpivoted the selected column (all months), it works but the total(sum) of import and export changed after I unpivoted the selected column and the data become totally wrong. The import data should be 17bil, but it become 2 tril after unpivoted the selected columns

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

You need to use pivot first and then unpivot.

1.Select the two columns and then click "Unpivot other columns".

vstephenmsft_1-1685338566034.png

vstephenmsft_2-1685338967366.png

2.Split the Attribute column with " ".

vstephenmsft_3-1685339001940.png

vstephenmsft_4-1685339016005.png

3.Select the Attribute.1 column and click Pivot Column.

vstephenmsft_5-1685339030456.png

vstephenmsft_6-1685339057836.png

vstephenmsft_7-1685339067102.png

Now you have a column with month name, a column with QTY and a column with VAL.

 

                                                                                                                                                         

Best Regards,

Stephen Tao

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.           

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

You need to use pivot first and then unpivot.

1.Select the two columns and then click "Unpivot other columns".

vstephenmsft_1-1685338566034.png

vstephenmsft_2-1685338967366.png

2.Split the Attribute column with " ".

vstephenmsft_3-1685339001940.png

vstephenmsft_4-1685339016005.png

3.Select the Attribute.1 column and click Pivot Column.

vstephenmsft_5-1685339030456.png

vstephenmsft_6-1685339057836.png

vstephenmsft_7-1685339067102.png

Now you have a column with month name, a column with QTY and a column with VAL.

 

                                                                                                                                                         

Best Regards,

Stephen Tao

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.           

Anonymous
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