if row equals to previous then 1 else 0

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone, 

I am trying to create a new column (or perhaps a measure) that will serve as a flag indicating if a row is equal to the previous row. if yes then 1 else 0

In the above example, I want to be able to flag H12-12 | Red as 0 and H12-13 | Pink as 0 while the rest as 1. 

Any tips on how to this will be superhelpful

[Anonymous]

PBI doesn't really 'sort' data when processing.

If your dataset isn't too big, you could use a python script in the power Query editor

First add a blank column (Add a column -> custom column) (in my example I named it column4). The python script would look like this :

prevline = ''
for data in dataset:
    data.column4 = 1 if (data.column1 == prevline) else 0
    prevline = data.column1

Here is the MS documentation on how to use Python in power Query : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-python-in-query-editor 

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