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miguelPBI
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Can't find a way to do this!

I need some help to create a new column...

 

I have a table with several columns (e1 to e12, text)
I need to create a new column with the value of the last non-empty column
What formula should I use to create the new column?

 

e1e2e3e4e5e6e7e8e9e10e11e12New column 
0329         9 
51003105202    02 
10401234       4 
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ChrisMendoza
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In Power Query, it looks like you can use:

List.Last(List.Select({[e1],[e2],[e3],[e4],[e5],[e6],[e7],[e8],[e9],[e10],[e11],[e12]}, each _ <> ""))

The pattern I found at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31405094/how-can-i-perform-coalesce-in-power-query

 






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ChrisMendoza
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Resident Rockstar

In Power Query, it looks like you can use:

List.Last(List.Select({[e1],[e2],[e3],[e4],[e5],[e6],[e7],[e8],[e9],[e10],[e11],[e12]}, each _ <> ""))

The pattern I found at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31405094/how-can-i-perform-coalesce-in-power-query

 






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Thanks Chris, it works perfectly!

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