Vlookup numbers in a range (power Query)

[Anonymous]

I am trying to lookup a value from my main table into a scale that is in a second table.

Main table

Route	Region	Miles	Desired return
A	1	20
B	2	25

Scale table

Region	Min Miles	Max Miles	Weight
1	0	21	0.15
1	21	50	0.3
2	0	21	0.2

I need a method to lookup the value of miles from the main table into the scale table. This will be done according to the region. The formula that I need will essentially say ... y value of miles is in region x, and miles y is between these to values, so the return will be equal to the corresponding weight. Does anyone know how to perform a formula like this in Power Query?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

1.You can merge the two tables first, and then add a custom column to calculate the expected return value.

2.Expand the fields you want.

3.Add a custom column to find the region within miles. Then filter the custom column.

4.The result is as follows.

Best Regards,

Stephen Tao

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[mahoneypat]

This could be done in the query editor, but it is more suited to DAX, either as a measure or a calculated column.  You should do a measure as a first choice and only do columns when needed.  However, the measure will depend on the columns used in your visuals, so here is an example of a DAX column expression you can use on your Main table.

Weight =
VAR ThisRegion = Main[Region]
VAR ThisMiles = Main[Miles]
VAR Result =
    CALCULATE (
        MIN ( Scale[Weight] ),
        Scale[Region] = ThisRegion,
        Scale[MinMiles] <= ThisMiles,
        Scale[MaxMiles] >= ThisMiles
    )
RETURN
    Result

Pat