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Anonymous
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Power query

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a query that is a combination of 30 files that has in the top a particular date. So i need to report in a column all the dates for the lines of each file in the same query. Is there any suugestion on how to do that.

Thanks for your help;

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v-yingjl
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Hi @Anonymous ,

If the dates in the files are both in the same column on a row,like this, there must be other blank values in other columns when you combine files in Power Query:

vyingjl_3-1646721614714.png

 

vyingjl_0-1646721481584.png

You can try like this query:

vyingjl_0-1647416760265.png

vyingjl_1-1647416786497.png

 

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-yingjl
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

If the dates in the files are both in the same column on a row,like this, there must be other blank values in other columns when you combine files in Power Query:

vyingjl_3-1646721614714.png

 

vyingjl_0-1646721481584.png

You can try like this query:

vyingjl_0-1647416760265.png

vyingjl_1-1647416786497.png

 

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

MattAllington
Community Champion
Community Champion

Watch my presentation to the UK PBI User Group yesterday. I show how to do this. 

https://youtu.be/bhh5CxykEsA



* Matt is an 8 times Microsoft MVP (Power BI) and author of the Power BI Book Supercharge Power BI.
I will not give you bad advice, even if you unknowingly ask for it.

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