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Hello.
I have two tables ('Assignment', 'Type'). I'm trying to search a range in the first table and return the first match from the second table. I'm currently using "List.ContainsAny" and returning 'T' if it contains a match. Is there a way to return the matching value vs. just 'T'. I'm also open to any suggestions for a more efficient method with regard to performance being new to the area. Any help is much appreciated!
Current:
if
[GEO]="NV" and
List.ContainsAny(Type[NV],{[T1],[T2],[T3],[T4],[T5]}) then
'T'
else...
Solved! Go to Solution.
You can add this step in Assignment query.
= Table.AddColumn( PreviousStepName, "TYPE", each let x=List.Skip(Record.ToList(_),2), y=Record.ToList(_){1}, z=Table.Column(Type, y) in try List.RemoveNulls (List.Intersect( { x,z} )){0} otherwise "")
Try adding a custom column like this:
List.First(
List.Intersect(
{
Table.Column(Type, [GEO]),
Record.FieldValues(_)
}
)
)
Here's a full sample query:
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUfILAxKOTkAiPBDECgYSvr5Awj9UKVYnWskIyPRxhPB1lMJAqoMcYarBKozhpviDhHSUnIMgNFjWBMgIdoMI+EAVQNTExgIA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [ID = _t, GEO = _t, T1 = _t, T2 = _t, T3 = _t, T4 = _t, T5 = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"ID", Int64.Type}, {"GEO", type text}, {"T1", type text}, {"T2", type text}, {"T3", type text}, {"T4", type text}, {"T5", type text}}),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "TYPE", each List.First(List.Intersect({Table.Column(Type, [GEO]), Record.FieldValues(_)})), type text)
in
#"Added Custom"
You can add this step in Assignment query.
= Table.AddColumn( PreviousStepName, "TYPE", each let x=List.Skip(Record.ToList(_),2), y=Record.ToList(_){1}, z=Table.Column(Type, y) in try List.RemoveNulls (List.Intersect( { x,z} )){0} otherwise "")
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