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RamRock
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List.Max on Table.Select with Field Filter

I've got a Calendar query and a "Campaign" query and I'm trying to bring in the Campaign Start Date into my Calendar query. I'm trying to add a custom column:

 

 

Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Date column to Date Type","Campaign Start",each List.Max(Table.SelectRows(#"Campaign Dates", each [Starting_Date] <= [Date])[Starting_Date]))

 

 

Where [Date] is the date in my Calendar query, but I get the error of:

 

Expression.Error: The field 'Date' of the record wasn't found.

 

For example, my Calendar might have:

  • 01/01/2021
  • 01/02/2021
  • 01/03/2021
  • 01/04/2021
  • 01/05/2021

 

But my Campaigns have start dates like:

 

  • 01/01/2021
  • 01/05/2021

 

I'm essentially trying to mimic the Excel VLOOKUP(false) function in my Calendar query, where I retrieve results like:

 

DateCampaign Start
01/01/202101/01/2021
01/02/202101/01/2021
01/03/202101/01/2021
01/04/202101/01/2021
01/05/202101/05/2021

 

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watkinnc
Super User
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I would use the Merge GUI function (Join) to Join your calendar table to your campaign start table, and then fill down the nulls, like:

 

Table.Join(Calendar, {"Date"}, #"Campaign Start", {"Starting_Date"}, JoinKind.LeftOuter)

 

Now you can just use the FillDown button in the GUI to replace the nulls in the Campaign Start column.

 

--Nate


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V-pazhen-msft
Community Support
Community Support

@RamRock 
You cannot refer to the column in other tables in power query. You need do some transformation(merge,append,etc) to combine the date column into the Campaign query.

 

 

Paul Zheng _ Community Support Team

watkinnc
Super User
Super User

I would use the Merge GUI function (Join) to Join your calendar table to your campaign start table, and then fill down the nulls, like:

 

Table.Join(Calendar, {"Date"}, #"Campaign Start", {"Starting_Date"}, JoinKind.LeftOuter)

 

Now you can just use the FillDown button in the GUI to replace the nulls in the Campaign Start column.

 

--Nate


I’m usually answering from my phone, which means the results are visualized only in my mind. You’ll need to use my answer to know that it works—but it will work!!

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