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Anonymous
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6 years ago

Unpivot column results in This Table is Empty

Hi all,

 

My source is coming from a folder with multiple excel files which have been formatted into the same headers and range. When I try to unpivot the columns (these columns are basically dates as header and value under the header), it will show as

 

"This table is empty"

 

I have manage to identify which excel files are causing the error but I can't seem to pinpoint the issue in the excel file. Excluding the files which causing the error, I mange to unpivot the columns perfectly without any issue.

 

Do let me know if any other information I need to provide.

 

Thanks. 

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  • Anonymous 

    Can you share some sample data and the expected result to have a clear understanding of your question?
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  • Jimmy801's avatar
    Jimmy801
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    Hello Anonymous 

     

    i just can think of that you are applying some function to every Excel-file (Read file, promote headers in the usedrange, etc) and this function causes to get a empty table of one Excel-file. Are you unpivoting the data after reading every single file or after combing all results?

     

    BR

     

    Jimmy

  • CNENFRNL's avatar
    CNENFRNL
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    How about testing each table before unpivoting?

    if Table.IsEmpty(#"Previous Step") then ... else Table.Unpivot(#"Previous Step", ...)