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AlexJ01
Helper I
Helper I

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:

AlexJ01_0-1684507052350.png

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

 

 

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BA_Pete
Super User
Super User

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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BA_Pete
Super User
Super User

Hi @AlexJ01 ,

 

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

Transform tab > Format (dropdown) > Trim.

 

Pete



Now accepting Kudos! If my post helped you, why not give it a thumbs-up?

Proud to be a Datanaut!




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