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How to merge two tables based on 2 similar columns
Hello,
I have the following two tables and i am trying to merge them into a single table by keeping the first 2 common columns and then appending all the other columns. Is this possible? Any help is much appreciated!
First Table
| Year | Week number | Items | Returns | Defective |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
Second Table
| Year | Week number | Sold | Excess | Expired |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
Results:
| Year | Week number | Items | Returns | Defective | Sold | Excess | Expired |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
Looks like a merge on a Year and Week Number (inner join) but are you wanting something else to happen to the Expired column?
2 Replies
- HotChilli
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Looks like a merge on a Year and Week Number (inner join) but are you wanting something else to happen to the Expired column?
HotChilli Thanks for your reply! Sorry, there was an error with the Expired column. I used inner join successfully! Inner join - Power Query | Microsoft Docs