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AlexJ01
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3 years ago
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Removing Duplicates not working

Hi all, 

 

I've had a look at other threads but I'm still having issues with duplicates remaining in my data after "Removing Duplicates" in PowerQuery editor. I've tried:

  • Removing blank Spaces
  • Capatalising everything
  • Replace Using Special Characters

But still, my lookupvalue fails due to muliple values. When I export the data into excel and highlight duplicates, I can see the values causing issues:

Any ideas on what to try next? I can filter them out manually and then everything works so they are definitely causing the issues. 

 

 

  • Hi AlexJ01 ,

     

    In Power Query, before your Remove Duplicates step, select the [Part Number] column and go to:

    Transform tab > Format (dropdown) > Trim.

     

    Pete

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  • Hi AlexJ01 ,

     

    In Power Query, before your Remove Duplicates step, select the [Part Number] column and go to:

    Transform tab > Format (dropdown) > Trim.

     

    Pete