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Power Query CASE to SELECT from another Table

Hello,

How does one recreate the following in Power Query:

SELECT 
COLUMN1, ..., COLUMNX,
(CASE WHEN COLUMNX = '' THEN "DNE"
ELSE (SELECT [VALUE] FROM [CODES_TABLE] WHERE [POSITION] = 1
         AND [LOOKUPVALUE] = SUBSTRING([CODES_TABLE], 1,1)
         ) END) as CUSTOMERTYPE,
.... COLUMNY, COLUMNZ
FROM [CUSTOMERS]

 

Doing the above where the assumption is that the [CODES_TABLE] is another query and the CUSTOMERTYPE 

column needs to select from the query in a CASE statement? 

 

Thank you for your response(s) in advance.

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Hello - this will return the expected result.

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("Vcw5DsAgDETRu7imsCFkKbNvSk9kcf9rZKCI5MLF+xpZlYQcjTgvnvmm7JQ8OJWUAvNTUwDnsnyFOdXUgItNEVxtasGt/Ip/6sDdrnrwsGkAT5uE4QtHOX8=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t, Column2 = _t, ColumnX = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", Int64.Type}, {"Column2", type text}, {"ColumnX", type text}}),
    Result = Table.AddColumn ( 
        #"Changed Type", "CUSTOMERTYPE", each if [ColumnX] = "" then "DNE" else Table.SelectRows(
        Codes, 
        (x)=> 
            x[LookupValue]=Text.Start([ColumnX], 1)
        ){0}[Value], type text 
    )
in
    Result

jennratten_0-1669822262123.png

 

 

 

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Blevels
Frequent Visitor

CUSTOMERS TABLE:

Column1Column2ColumnXCUSTOMERTYPE

1A21200K 
2B2X300M 
3CAY100X 
4DAY100X 
5EAY100X 
6F25100X 
7GAY100X 
8HAY100X 
9IAY100X 

 

CODES_TABLE:

IDPositionLookupValueAttributeValue

111Customer TypeHEALTH CARE
212Customer TypeAUTOMOTIVE
313Customer TypeMANUFACTURING
414Customer TypeTECHNOLOGY
515Customer TypePRODUCTION
616Customer TypeCONSTRUCTION
717Customer TypeTRADE
818Customer TypeFINANCE
919Customer TypeEDUCATION
101ACustomer TypeMILITARY

 

EXPECTED OUTCOME:

Column1Column2ColumnXCUSTOMERTYPE

1A21200KAUTOMOTIVE
2B2X300MAUTOMOTIVE
3CAY100XMILITARY
4DAY100XMILITARY
5EAY100XMILITARY
6F25100XAUTOMOTIVE
7GAY100XMILITARY
8HAY100XMILITARY
9IAY100XMILITARY

Hello - this will return the expected result.

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("Vcw5DsAgDETRu7imsCFkKbNvSk9kcf9rZKCI5MLF+xpZlYQcjTgvnvmm7JQ8OJWUAvNTUwDnsnyFOdXUgItNEVxtasGt/Ip/6sDdrnrwsGkAT5uE4QtHOX8=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t, Column2 = _t, ColumnX = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", Int64.Type}, {"Column2", type text}, {"ColumnX", type text}}),
    Result = Table.AddColumn ( 
        #"Changed Type", "CUSTOMERTYPE", each if [ColumnX] = "" then "DNE" else Table.SelectRows(
        Codes, 
        (x)=> 
            x[LookupValue]=Text.Start([ColumnX], 1)
        ){0}[Value], type text 
    )
in
    Result

jennratten_0-1669822262123.png

 

 

 

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

Please provide sanitized sample data that fully covers your issue.
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-provide-sample-data-in-the-Power-BI-Forum/ba-...
Please show the expected outcome based on the sample data you provided.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/m-p/1447523

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