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reformat a table using Power QUERY
If you pivot the Supplier Name column using Total Cost as the values, you'll get this:
Hi Anonymous ,
The direct answer is to select your [Supplier Name] column, then go to Transform tab > Pivot Column and select [Total Cost] as the values to get this output:
However, the real question is WHY you want to do this in PQ?
You're essentially making your data structure WORSE for reporting by doing this.
If you want to report in the format that you've outlined, you should really keep the original format as it is, then report using a matrix visual in PBI.
Pete
Hi Anonymous ,
The direct answer is to select your [Supplier Name] column, then go to Transform tab > Pivot Column and select [Total Cost] as the values to get this output:
However, the real question is WHY you want to do this in PQ?
You're essentially making your data structure WORSE for reporting by doing this.
If you want to report in the format that you've outlined, you should really keep the original format as it is, then report using a matrix visual in PBI.
Pete
could you elaborate? an example of what the output you suggest is in power BI?