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Importing data from SharePoint lists into PowerBI [Records & Tables]
I have multiple columns that are stored in various ways, some of my data is [Record], [Table] and [Lists]. When i go to expand this out, as there are multiple values in the one row, by doing it manually by clicking the button "Expand" and selecting the heading i am after, it ends up duplicating my records.
Looks like this:
What is the best way using Power Query to expand the record/table or list and the join them by using the delimiter "," for concatenating values.
Previously i have used this below, however as some aren't tables they are [Records] & [Lists] this doesn't seem to work.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
You could use Group By function in power bi power query and then do a Text.Combine function to combine with delimeter
1 Group By function with desired Column
2 In the Grouped Data Create a custom cloumn which extracts the desired data from rows
3 Use Text.Combine() function to combine them concatinate them
4 Keep Only the concatinated result by flatening the grouped one
Or You can use Table.Transform column with To.List function and then use Text.combine function to concatinate
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Replace the Table.Column by
- Record.Field
For records - By removing the function call completely
For listst
Then do an add column with Text.Combine([FieldName], ",")
I am not at my laptop, so I can't test.
- Record.Field
You could use Group By function in power bi power query and then do a Text.Combine function to combine with delimeter
1 Group By function with desired Column
2 In the Grouped Data Create a custom cloumn which extracts the desired data from rows
3 Use Text.Combine() function to combine them concatinate them
4 Keep Only the concatinated result by flatening the grouped one
Or You can use Table.Transform column with To.List function and then use Text.combine function to concatinateHi angiepowerbi99,
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