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Sunce
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How to rearrange data in power query

I have a data sample from excel that is in the following format:

 

 

NameColumn 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
HarryPigNullNullNull
JamesApple PieCatTom FordFerrari
StellaDogGucciLasagna 
MichealCorollaNullFendiGoat Curry

 

How do i rearrange this data set into the following format in power query. Assuming the names are all unique values.

NamePetFavourite_FoodFavourite_DesignerCar
JamesCatApple PieTom FordFerrari
StellaDogLasagnaGucci 
HarryPigNullNull 
MicheaLNullGoat CurryFendiCorolla
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ronrsnfld
Super User
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You'll need to create a translation table so you can look up an item and figure out the category (car, pet, designer, food).  Then it's a matter of unpivoting; joining; and pivoting to get your desired output.

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ronrsnfld
Super User
Super User

You'll need to create a translation table so you can look up an item and figure out the category (car, pet, designer, food).  Then it's a matter of unpivoting; joining; and pivoting to get your desired output.

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