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Index column in power query based on date sorting
- 6 years ago
Hello Anonymous
this code should do the trick
let Source = #table ( {"ID","Sub ID","Date"}, { {"ABC","ABC1","2020-01-01"}, {"ABC","ABC2","2020-01-02"}, {"ABC","ABC3","2020-01-03"}, {"ABC","ABC4","2020-01-04"}, {"DEF","DEF1","2020-01-02"}, {"DEF","DEF2","2020-01-05"}, {"DEF","DEF3","2020-01-04"}, {"DEF","DEF4","2020-01-03"} } ), ToDate = Table.TransformColumns ( Source, { { "Date", each Date.From(_,"en-US"), type date } } ), Group = Table.Group(ToDate, {"ID"}, {{"AllRows", (tableint) => let sort = Table.Sort(tableint,{"Date", Order.Ascending}), AddIndex = Table.AddIndexColumn(sort,"Index",1) in AddIndex}}), Expand = Table.ExpandTableColumn(Group, "AllRows", {"Sub ID", "Date", "Index"}, {"Sub ID", "Date", "Index"}) in ExpandCopy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works. If this solution fits your need, copy and past a part of it and implement it in your query
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Jimmy
Hi! Thank you so much for taking the time to respond! I did however try exactly those steps in your code. The sorting is correct at first. but when I continue to add steps (like merging tables and adding conditional columns) the sorting is lost and index 1 is no longer on the row with the first date. Is there anyway to get around this problem?
can you share what steps are you making further? is ti possible to add the index after you make these transformations?