Join us at FabCon Atlanta from March 16 - 20, 2026, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.
Register now!Get Fabric Certified for FREE during Fabric Data Days. Don't miss your chance! Request now
In Power Query, I want to delete/remove all rows that contain the value of another row as a prefix. For example I want to transform the table below so that it contains only 2 rows, A and B
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hello @supergenius123 ,
this is your code, to add in PQ
#"Aggiunta colonna personalizzata" = Table.AddColumn(#"Rinominate colonne", "IsPrefix", (currentRow) =>
let
AllValues = List.Distinct(#"Rinominate colonne"[Value]),
OtherValues = List.RemoveItems(AllValues, {currentRow[Value]}),
IsPrefix = List.AnyTrue(List.Transform(OtherValues, (x) => Text.StartsWith(currentRow[Value], x)))
in
IsPrefix
),
#"Filtrate righe" = Table.SelectRows(#"Aggiunta colonna personalizzata", each [IsPrefix] = false),
#"Rimosse colonne" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Filtrate righe", {"IsPrefix"})
in
#"Rimosse colonne"
Let me know 😉
Yep perfect, thanks!
Hello @supergenius123 ,
this is your code, to add in PQ
#"Aggiunta colonna personalizzata" = Table.AddColumn(#"Rinominate colonne", "IsPrefix", (currentRow) =>
let
AllValues = List.Distinct(#"Rinominate colonne"[Value]),
OtherValues = List.RemoveItems(AllValues, {currentRow[Value]}),
IsPrefix = List.AnyTrue(List.Transform(OtherValues, (x) => Text.StartsWith(currentRow[Value], x)))
in
IsPrefix
),
#"Filtrate righe" = Table.SelectRows(#"Aggiunta colonna personalizzata", each [IsPrefix] = false),
#"Rimosse colonne" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Filtrate righe", {"IsPrefix"})
in
#"Rimosse colonne"
Let me know 😉
Check out the November 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.
Advance your Data & AI career with 50 days of live learning, contests, hands-on challenges, study groups & certifications and more!
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| 9 | |
| 7 | |
| 7 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 |
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| 22 | |
| 14 | |
| 11 | |
| 10 | |
| 9 |