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alevandenes
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Split dataset into columns and rows

Hi,

i would like some help. i need to analyze in powerBI some machine data, that unfortunately are provided to me this way.

I would need to have the rows from SO# to finished time into columns and the rest as different rows. Do you know of a way to do this?

alevandenes_1-1708357103713.png

 

This is the structure i would like to have:

alevandenes_2-1708357749365.png

 

Thanks a lot for your help,

Alessandra

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m_dekorte
Super User
Super User

Hi @alevandenes,

 

Created a simple mock up table, that follows a similair structure.

m_dekorte_1-1708361114632.png

You can copy this into a new blank query, replacing everything that is there, with this code:

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("fc87DoNADIThq0RbUzCzT/qUuQGiWCQ6Su4vVkhGLkbp7N/N53UNv74f5wdhCt9+9TFsk0VapIvRYnQxWUwuZovZxWKxuFgtVhebxfbEsbnj612UF7MCA0oMKjKiMiMpNLJSo/xjo0p3k+5FuTkrN6HcpHIzKjfHj9sN", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Column 1" = _t, #"Column 2" = _t]),
    NoBlanks = Table.SelectRows(Source, each [Column 1] <> null and [Column 1] <> ""),
    SplitTable = Table.Split( NoBlanks, 8 ),
    Transform = List.Transform( SplitTable, each Table.PromoteHeaders( Table.Transpose(_))),
    Combine = Table.Combine( Transform )
in
    Combine

As you can see, I've broken it down into a base pattern, or several steps. Removing blank labels, Splitting the table, Transforming the nested tables and combining them. Here's the result.

m_dekorte_0-1708361072778.png

 

I hope this is helpful

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m_dekorte
Super User
Super User

Hi @alevandenes,

 

Created a simple mock up table, that follows a similair structure.

m_dekorte_1-1708361114632.png

You can copy this into a new blank query, replacing everything that is there, with this code:

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("fc87DoNADIThq0RbUzCzT/qUuQGiWCQ6Su4vVkhGLkbp7N/N53UNv74f5wdhCt9+9TFsk0VapIvRYnQxWUwuZovZxWKxuFgtVhebxfbEsbnj612UF7MCA0oMKjKiMiMpNLJSo/xjo0p3k+5FuTkrN6HcpHIzKjfHj9sN", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"Column 1" = _t, #"Column 2" = _t]),
    NoBlanks = Table.SelectRows(Source, each [Column 1] <> null and [Column 1] <> ""),
    SplitTable = Table.Split( NoBlanks, 8 ),
    Transform = List.Transform( SplitTable, each Table.PromoteHeaders( Table.Transpose(_))),
    Combine = Table.Combine( Transform )
in
    Combine

As you can see, I've broken it down into a base pattern, or several steps. Removing blank labels, Splitting the table, Transforming the nested tables and combining them. Here's the result.

m_dekorte_0-1708361072778.png

 

I hope this is helpful

THANK YOU

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