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Mic1979
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Sorting all columns in one step

Dear all,

 

I have a table with many columns, and I need to sort them. Target is for me to speed up the grouping step, and I read some resoucres in the web that Grouping can be faster if the data are pre-sorted.

 

Coming back to the sorting, is there a way to make it in one step intead of making it for each column?

 

What I did on sample file is this one:

#"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Removed Columns",{{"Region", Order.Ascending}, {"Port_Type_1_2", Order.Ascending}})

 

I was thinking of  using the following:

Headers = Table.ColumnNames(StuffingBoxChange2),
HeadersToRemove = List.Combine({{"Y3"},{"OEM_Y3_Volumes"},{"DISTRIBUTOR_Y3_Volumes"}}),
HeaderDifference = List.Difference(Headers,HeadersToRemove),

 

and at the end using HeaderDifference to select the column to sort.

 

Could you support?

 

Thanks.

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slorin
Super User
Super User

Hi @Mic1979 

 

#"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Removed Columns", List.Transform(HeaderDifference, each {_, Order.Ascending}))

 Stéphane

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slorin
Super User
Super User

Hi @Mic1979 

 

#"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Removed Columns", List.Transform(HeaderDifference, each {_, Order.Ascending}))

 Stéphane

Thanks!

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