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Anonymous
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Power Query - Add column if max date by id

Hello,

 

I have a set of records into a table and want to add the "ismax" column in powerquery.

 

DateCP_IDP_NAMEismax
01.01.20221Test1n
05.01.20221Test1y
06.01.20222Test2y

 

How can I achieve this ? 

 

I ahve a working solution in DAX but not with Power Query.

 

Thank you.

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Please try this custom column:

if [DateC] = List.Max(Table.SelectRows(#"Previous step name",(x)=>x[P_ID]=[P_ID] and x[P_NAME] = [P_NAME])[DateC]) then "y" else "n"

vcgaomsft_0-1675923923146.png

all steps:

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMtQ31DcyMDJS0lEyBOKQ1OISQ6VYnWglU1wSZggJI6iEkVJsLAA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [DateC = _t, P_ID = _t, P_NAME = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"DateC", type date}, {"P_ID", Int64.Type}, {"P_NAME", type text}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "ismax
", each if [DateC] = List.Max(Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type",(x)=>x[P_ID]=[P_ID] and x[P_NAME] = [P_NAME])[DateC]) then "y" else "n")
in
    #"Added Custom"

If I misunderstand your needs, please tell me what your expected output is and how it is calculated.

Best Regards,
Gao

Community Support Team

 

If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Please try this custom column:

if [DateC] = List.Max(Table.SelectRows(#"Previous step name",(x)=>x[P_ID]=[P_ID] and x[P_NAME] = [P_NAME])[DateC]) then "y" else "n"

vcgaomsft_0-1675923923146.png

all steps:

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMtQ31DcyMDJS0lEyBOKQ1OISQ6VYnWglU1wSZggJI6iEkVJsLAA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [DateC = _t, P_ID = _t, P_NAME = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"DateC", type date}, {"P_ID", Int64.Type}, {"P_NAME", type text}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "ismax
", each if [DateC] = List.Max(Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type",(x)=>x[P_ID]=[P_ID] and x[P_NAME] = [P_NAME])[DateC]) then "y" else "n")
in
    #"Added Custom"

If I misunderstand your needs, please tell me what your expected output is and how it is calculated.

Best Regards,
Gao

Community Support Team

 

If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!

How to get your questions answered quickly --  How to provide sample data in the Power BI Forum

Anonymous
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Hello,

let
Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"DateC", type date}}),
#"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", {"P_ID"}, {{"Count", each _, type table [DateC=nullable date, P_ID=number, P_NAME=text]}}),
custom_function = (check_max_id)=> Table.AddColumn(check_max_id, "ismax", each if [DateC] = List.Max(check_max_id[DateC]) then "y" else "n"),
call_custom_function = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Custom", each custom_function([Count])),
#"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(call_custom_function,{"Custom"}),
#"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns", "Custom", {"DateC", "P_ID", "P_NAME", "ismax"}, {"DateC", "P_ID", "P_NAME", "ismax"})
in
#"Expanded Custom"

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