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Replacing column name text in each column

Hi,

I would like to remove the column name text if it is found in each column as follows.

Replace Text.png

Any idea how this can be achieved in Power Query?

Many thanks.

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Jakinta
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

You can try this in new blank query.

 

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUQquLDaMj0wthjCNEExjMDNWJ1rJiDhlxkABiDCCBImbQNjxICMQTCME0xiszJQIW2IB", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [ID = _t, Sys1 = _t, Sys2 = _t, Sys3 = _t]),
    Custom1 = let l=Table.ToColumns(Source), cols=Table.ColumnNames(Source), i= List.Positions(cols), new= List.Transform (i, each List.ReplaceValue( l{_}, cols{_}&"_","", Replacer.ReplaceText) ) in Table.FromColumns(new, cols)

in
    Custom1

 

Start:

Jakinta_0-1633254972772.png

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Syndicate_Admin
Administrator
Administrator

@jshwong 

You can either right-click on the column, select Replace Value and Enter "Sys1_" with blank

Fowmy_0-1633254549844.png


Or, Under Transform Tab, Click Extract and select Text After Delimiter 

Fowmy_1-1633254631042.png

 

 

 

Fowmy
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous 

You can either right-click on the column, select Replace Value and Enter "Sys1_" with blank

Fowmy_0-1633254549844.png


Or, Under Transform Tab, Click Extract and select Text After Delimiter 

Fowmy_1-1633254631042.png

 

 

 

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Jakinta
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

You can try this in new blank query.

 

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUQquLDaMj0wthjCNEExjMDNWJ1rJiDhlxkABiDCCBImbQNjxICMQTCME0xiszJQIW2IB", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [ID = _t, Sys1 = _t, Sys2 = _t, Sys3 = _t]),
    Custom1 = let l=Table.ToColumns(Source), cols=Table.ColumnNames(Source), i= List.Positions(cols), new= List.Transform (i, each List.ReplaceValue( l{_}, cols{_}&"_","", Replacer.ReplaceText) ) in Table.FromColumns(new, cols)

in
    Custom1

 

Start:

Jakinta_0-1633254972772.png

End:

Jakinta_1-1633254990912.png

 

 

 

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