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bhorvati
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Merge queries. How replace a row?

 

I have two queries with the exact same columns.  I would like to replace one row record in my main data table with a row record from a second table.  I have an index column in both tabels.  I woud like to replace index row 23655 in my main data table with row 23655 in my 2nd data table.  How would I acoomplish this?  I thought merge would work, but I can't figure it out.

 

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If my understanding of the problem is correct, this would probably be the easiest option:

 

1) Append the long table to your table that holds the replacements

2) Check the index column and remove duplicates

 

Removing duplicates will keep the first row it finds in a table. This should also be fast.

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stretcharm
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You could filter out the row in the main query and then use append queries to add the row from the 2nd.

@stretcharm  Thanks.  Yes that would work, but I could potentially have a few hundred random rows I would like to replace and I would like to find a more automated solution where the rows in one table could simple replace the rows in the other table and use the index column as the common column to identify which rows to replace.  

Hi @bhorvati

a more automated solution where the rows in one table could simple replace the rows in the other table and use the index column as the common column to identify which rows to replace

To achieve this, we need know the which the rule of replacing, this is to say, which rows should be replaced, can this follow a common condition?

 

Additionally, i have found a very helpful article, hope it can help you!

 

Best Regards

Maggie

 

Thanks @v-juanli-msft, but my the records I need to replace do not have consistent fields that need to be replaced, but thanks for reference provided (good info).  

 

My situation is i have a large data table and some of the records in that data table need to be modified.  The records might have a wrong plant listed or a wrong material listed, so i needed a way to have those individual records replaced with records from another table that have the correct fields.  

You can use a Left Anti to get a data set from the first list that doesnt have rows in the 2nd then append the 2nd.

 

You could also create a function to replace values, but I suspect this will be very slow on a large dataset.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/query-bi/m/table-replacevalue

 

This is a useful blog from @cwebb  that uses Table.AddKey to improve merge performance.

https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/2018/03/16/improving-the-performance-of-aggregation-after-a-merge-in-po...
https://msdn.microsoft.com/query-bi/m/table-addkey


If my understanding of the problem is correct, this would probably be the easiest option:

 

1) Append the long table to your table that holds the replacements

2) Check the index column and remove duplicates

 

Removing duplicates will keep the first row it finds in a table. This should also be fast.

Imke Feldmann (The BIccountant)

If you liked my solution, please give it a thumbs up. And if I did answer your question, please mark this post as a solution. Thanks!

How to integrate M-code into your solution -- How to get your questions answered quickly -- How to provide sample data -- Check out more PBI- learning resources here -- Performance Tipps for M-queries

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