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anshpalash
Helper II
Helper II

Data Cleaning

Hi,

 

I have a dataset in the form.

1nullStart: 7:20nullnullDuration: 3nullEnd:10
1nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
1nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
1nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
2Start: 6:30nullnullDuration:5nullnullEnd:11
2nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
2nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
2nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
2nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
3nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
3nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
3Start: 9:15nullnullDuration:4nullEnd:1null
3nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
3nullnullnullnullnullnullnull
3nullnullnullnullnullnullnull

 

I want to convert it to format:

 

1Start: 7:20Duration: 3End:10
2Start: 6:30Duration:5End:11
3Start: 9:15Duration:4End:1

 

I would really appreciate if someone could advise how to achieve this since there is so much irregularity in the position of the start, duration, and end across different files. Thank you!

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Syndicate_Admin
Administrator
Administrator

You can this step to your query.

= Table.FromRows( List.RemoveNulls( List.Transform(Table.ToRows(PriorStepName), each let l=List.RemoveNulls(_) in if List.Count(l)>1 then l else null) ), {"ID","Start","Duration","End"} )

Result

Jakinta_0-1632940649523.png

 

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Jakinta
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

...or slightly cleaner...

= Table.FromRows( List.Select(List.Transform(Table.ToRows( PriorStepName ), List.RemoveNulls), each List.Count(_)>1 ), {"ID","Start","Duration","End"} )
Syndicate_Admin
Administrator
Administrator

You can this step to your query.

= Table.FromRows( List.RemoveNulls( List.Transform(Table.ToRows(PriorStepName), each let l=List.RemoveNulls(_) in if List.Count(l)>1 then l else null) ), {"ID","Start","Duration","End"} )

Result

Jakinta_0-1632940649523.png

 

Thank you so much!

Jakinta
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

You can add this step to your query.

 

= Table.FromRows( List.RemoveNulls( List.Transform(Table.ToRows(PriorStepName), each let l=List.RemoveNulls(_) in if List.Count(l)>1 then l else null) ), {"ID","Start","Duration","End"} )

 

Result

Jakinta_0-1632940649523.png

 

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