Get data from single cell in DataSet (M Language)

[az38]

Hello!

I have a large Excel file with structure like this

During file load procedure i want to define report_date (16/02/2019), create new column and fill it with this report_date. After that i will delete 5 first row, then promote first row as headers, etc...

Unfortunately, I have no idea how i can define it inside Advance Editor

let
    Source = Excel.Workbook(File.Contents("C:\demo.xlsx"), null, true),
    Sheet1_Sheet = Source{[Item="Sheet1",Kind="Sheet"]}[Data],
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Sheet1_Sheet,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}, {"Column3", type text}}),
    #"Removed Top Rows" = Table.Skip(#"Changed Type",5),
    #"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(#"Removed Top Rows", [PromoteAllScalars=true]),
    #"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Promoted Headers",{{"Col1", type text}, {"Col2", type text}, {"Col3", type text}})
in
    #"Changed Type1"

[pianorb]

Hello Everyone, 

Seeking for help, what if i have 2 or more cells that i wanted to be on a separate column?

1st Column - Date and 2nd Column - Split/Skill 

[Ashish_Mathur · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Try this M code

let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type any}, {"Column2", type any}, {"Column3", type text}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each if [Column1]="Report_Date" then [Column2] else null),
    #"Filled Down" = Table.FillDown(#"Added Custom",{"Custom"}),
    #"Added Custom1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Filled Down", "Custom.1", each if [Column1]="Col1" then "Report_Date" else [Custom]),
    #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Added Custom1",{"Custom"}),
    #"Removed Top Rows" = Table.Skip(#"Removed Columns",5),
    #"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(#"Removed Top Rows", [PromoteAllScalars=true]),
    #"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Promoted Headers",{{"Col1", Int64.Type}, {"Col2", type text}, {"Col3", type text}, {"Report_Date", type datetime}})
in
    #"Changed Type1"

This is the result i get

[az38]

Thx!

Solution looks light and easy and works prety well!

[MFelix]

Hi @az38 ,

In Power query you can reference previous steps on your query to get a result.

I made a query that gets the report as you need (only difference is the source).

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WCnIN8A8Kifdz9HVV0lECoVidaCUkJlSBi2MISIGhmb6Bkb6RgaElTN7RxcUzxNPfz9FHwdPPzR+7Ic75OYZANpAyglDGYGGQWCIIG4K5ILkkENcIzDUGMpNBXIhiEyAzBcQ1AXNNgcxUENdUKTYWAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t, Column2 = _t, Column3 = _t]),
    #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(Source, "Index", 1, 1),
    #"Added Custom1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Index", "Custom", each if [Index] = 6 then #"Added Index"{[Index] -4 } [Column1] else 

if [Index] = 7 then #"Added Index"{[Index] -5 } [Column2] else null),
    Remove_Top_Rows = Table.Skip(#"Added Custom1",5),
    Fill_Down = Table.FillDown(Remove_Top_Rows,{"Custom"}),
    Promote_Headers = Table.PromoteHeaders(Fill_Down, [PromoteAllScalars=true]),
    Remove_Index = Table.RemoveColumns(Promote_Headers,{"6"}),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Remove_Index,{{"Col1", Int64.Type}, {"Col2", type text}, {"Col3", type text},  {"REPORT_DATE", type date}})
in
    #"Changed Type"

Explanation:

• Add and Index Column (Just to reference data)
• Add Custom columns with the following code:

if [Index] = 6 then #"Added Index"{[Index] -4 } [Column1] else 

if [Index] = 7 then #"Added Index"{[Index] -5 } [Column2] else null

• What this formula does is to check if row as index 6 and get the number 4 rows above of column 1 (REPORT_DATE) and if is 7 then get value 5 rows above columns 2 (16/02/2019) else gives null values

• Remove top rows
• On column Report_Date do a fill down
  • Rigth click the Report Date column and choose Fill down
• Promote Headers
• Format the data

Check the PBIX file attach.

Regards,

MFelix