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Burubear
Helper I
6 years ago
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Merging different columns using line breaks and "-"

Hi All,   I've search multiple responses in this forum and it seems like they can't solve the result I wanted (hopefully I've searched enough, sorry about that if this is already answered) I have ...
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  • v-alq-msft's avatar
    v-alq-msft
    6 years ago

    Hi, Burubear 

     

    Here is the table. The pbix file is attached in the end.

    Table:

     

    You may go to 'Add Coumn' ribbon, click 'Custom Column', paste the following codes in the 'Custom column formula'.

    =let
teama = 
if [TeamA]="" then "" else "-"&[TeamA],
teamb = 
if [TeamB]="" then "" else "-"&[TeamB],
teamc = 
if [TeamC]="" then "" else "-"&[TeamC],
list = List.Select({teama,teamb,teamc},each _<>"")
in
Text.Combine(list,"#(lf)")

     

     

    Best Regards

    Allan

     

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

v-alq-msft's avatar
v-alq-msft
Community Support
6 years ago

Hi, Burubear 

 

Based on your description, I created data to reproduce your scenario. The pbix file is attached in the end.

 

Table:

 

Here are the codes in 'Advanced Editor'.

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("XY5BCoNADEWv8nHtJbR0U3oDcTHYj06dSURHy9y+YYpdCFmE/JeXdF1V1aX6+treNC5OMlp8fAh4qxekiUh0EZFMXkbDGssYl6CZ3H6oG1cSKhiCDrNhsFUnL+ieiv1UNxf1OU+T3/DYhea/H1zz/wIsMPGT7mD5tf8C", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [TeamA = _t, TeamB = _t, TeamC = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"TeamA", type text}, {"TeamB", type text}, {"TeamC", type text}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each 
let
teama = 
if [TeamA]="" then "" else "-"&[TeamA],
teamb = 
if [TeamB]="" then "" else "-"&[TeamB],
teamc = 
if [TeamC]="" then "" else "-"&[TeamC],
list = List.Select({teama,teamb,teamc},each _<>"")
in
Text.Combine(list,"#(lf)")
)
in
    #"Added Custom"

 

Result:

 

Best Regards

Allan

 

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

 

  • Burubear's avatar
    Burubear
    Helper I
    6 years ago

    sorry not that advance yet in codings and using advanced query editor, would you show which formula used/ buttons clicked  in each step

    • v-alq-msft's avatar
      v-alq-msft
      Community Support
      6 years ago

      Hi, Burubear 

       

      Here is the table. The pbix file is attached in the end.

      Table:

       

      You may go to 'Add Coumn' ribbon, click 'Custom Column', paste the following codes in the 'Custom column formula'.

      =let
teama = 
if [TeamA]="" then "" else "-"&[TeamA],
teamb = 
if [TeamB]="" then "" else "-"&[TeamB],
teamc = 
if [TeamC]="" then "" else "-"&[TeamC],
list = List.Select({teama,teamb,teamc},each _<>"")
in
Text.Combine(list,"#(lf)")

       

       

      Best Regards

      Allan

       

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

      • Burubear's avatar
        Burubear
        Helper I
        6 years ago

        thank you so much! it's now easier to understand for new PBI users like me. Works really well and got the result that I wanted!