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Hi, I have a very basic question. I want to create a conditional column that does a "sort" of VLOOKUP witihin the query itself ...!   I need to see if an employee's manager is INACTIVE and, if yes...
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    Mariusz
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

     

    Try the below if it works for you 

    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUUpMLsksSwUyjJRidaKBJJKQIVjIGFnIDCxkgilkiixkDhYyA7I8/RydQzzDXIFMC7CgOaqgJVjQAsVWA7CYJRYxIIUmGAsA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"EMPOLYEE ID" = _t, STATUS = _t, MANAGER = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"EMPOLYEE ID", Int64.Type}, {"STATUS", type text}, {"MANAGER", Int64.Type}}),
    #"Next Line Up Menager" = 
        let 
            #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type", each ([STATUS] = "INACTIVE")),
            #"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Changed Type", {"MANAGER"}, #"Filtered Rows", {"EMPOLYEE ID"}, "Changed Type", JoinKind.LeftOuter)
        in
            #"Merged Queries",
    #"Expanded Changed Type" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Next Line Up Menager", "Changed Type", {"MANAGER"}, {"Next Line Up Menager"})
in
    #"Expanded Changed Type"
    Best Regards,
    Mariusz

    If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution.

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    Mariusz Repczynski

     

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Anonymous
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6 years ago

Hi Mariusz , I understand your solution and accept it, only question is, how do in change this code:

 Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUUpMLsksSwUyjJRidaKBJJKQIVjIGFnIDCxkgilkiixkDhYyA7I8/RydQzzDXIFMC7CgOaqgJVjQAsVWA7CYJRYxIIUmGAsA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text

to capture my actual data? 

I suppose that  "BinaryFromText" was generated somehow, right?

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Mariusz
Community Champion
6 years ago

Hi   

This is generated when you use the "Enter Data" functionality you don't need to worry about this bit.

All you need to do is a few extra steps in your table.

1. filter your table to All Inactive

2. Use Merge Queries 

On Current Table, with join on Manager and Employee ID

 

3.  Select Merged Queries Step from applied steps, go to the formula bar and replace #"Filtered Rows" with the step before.

 

4. last step is to expand your tables.

 

Hope this helps

Mariusz

Anonymous

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    6 years ago

    Hello Mariusz 

    thank you so much for the clear help.

    This key piece of training is extremely useful

    I will now try your steps, but before I do I have a question,  about step 1: if I filter my table by Inactive before I merge, I have then to unfilter it afterwards , otherwise my final results will be wrong, or is this done in step 3 in your instructions?

     

    thanks a mill!

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    Anonymous
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    6 years ago

    Hi all,

    I need a little bit more help on this solution I do not understand what to replace.

    This is the code I get when I do the following:

     

    1. FIlter all Inactive Employees
    2. Merge Queries
    3. Select "Manager" from the first table
    4. Select "Employee" from the second table

    I do not know what do to do next 😞 , I am not sure how to read your steps when it comes to  <<Select Merged Queries Step from applied steps, go to the formula bar and replace #"Filtered Rows" with the step before>>

     

    My code looks like this

       #"FILTERED INACTIVE" = Table.SelectRows(#"Cleaned Text", each ([STATUS] = "INACTIVE")),
    #"Merged Queries1" = Table.NestedJoin(#"FILTERED INACTIVE",{"MANAGER"},#"FILTERED INACTIVE",{"USERID"},"FILTERED INACTIVE",JoinKind.LeftOuter)

    Am I reading something wrong from you steps?

    Thanks

    Luca

    • Mariusz's avatar
      Mariusz
      Community Champion
      6 years ago

      Hi Anonymous 

       

      Point 3 is suggesting to replace manually the first table expression ( step = #"FILTERED INACTIVE" ) with the one before in the Merge Step, please see the red circle on the screenshot from my previous post, 

       

      If you still struggling, you can post your M from the Advanced Editor and I can do it for you.

       

      Best Regards,
      Mariusz

      If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution.