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psrijith
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Transformation using Power Query Editor for making the data tables leaner

Hi Friends,

I want to transform the below table  in POWER Query : 

 

DateABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
Jun-1981260835119587171178447653940657249
Sep-1981261606019641391189946655136663047
Dec-1981262457919693491200504657014667381
Mar-1982263453419756171210128658840672273

 

into :

 

SIDDateVolume
ABCJun-19812608351
DEFJun-19811958717
GHIJun-19811178447
JKLJun-1981653940
MNOJun-1981657249
ABCSep-19812616060
DEFSep-19811964139
GHISep-19811189946
JKLSep-1981655136
MNOSep-1981663047
ABCDec-19812624579
DEFDec-19811969349
GHIDec-19811200504
JKLDec-1981657014
MNODec-1981667381
ABCMar-19822634534
DEFMar-19821975617
GHIMar-19821210128
JKLMar-1982658840
MNOMar-1982672273

 

The idea is to make the data struture leaner i.e. less number of columns in the data tables.

Please suggest the exact steps that need to be performed to optimally achieve the above using power query.

 

Regards,

Srijith

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mahoneypat
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In the query editor, select your Date column, then right click on the header and choose "Unpivot Other Columns".

 

Pat

 





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mahoneypat
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Employee

In the query editor, select your Date column, then right click on the header and choose "Unpivot Other Columns".

 

Pat

 





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