Unfortunately I cannot attach files so here is the code of the several queries and some text representing the data I load.
//query loading one file
let
Source = Csv.Document(File.Contents("C:\\Documents\example\file2020A.csv"),[Delimiter="|", Columns=6, Encoding=1252, QuoteStyle=QuoteStyle.None]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}, {"Column3", type text}, {"Column4", Int64.Type}, {"Column5", Int64.Type}, {"Column6", Int64.Type}}),
#"Removed Top Rows" = Table.Skip(#"Changed Type",1),
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Removed Top Rows", each ([Column1] = "A")),
#"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Filtered Rows",{{"Column2", "renamed2"}, {"Column3", "renamed3"}, {"Column4", "renamed4"}, {"Column5", "renamed5"}, {"Column6", "renamed6"}}),
#"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Renamed Columns",{"Column1", "renamed2", "renamed3", "renamed4"}),
#"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Removed Other Columns",{{"renamed2", Int64.Type}, {"renamed3", Int64.Type}}),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type1", "Calculated_value", each [renamed3]*10)
in
#"Added Custom"
//query loading multiple files
let
Source = Folder.Files("C:\Documents\example"),
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.StartsWith([Name], "file2")),
#"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Filtered Rows",{"Content"}),
#"Filtered Hidden Files1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Removed Other Columns", each [Attributes]?[Hidden]? <> true),
#"Invoke Custom Function1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Filtered Hidden Files1", "Transform File", each #"Transform File"([Content])),
#"Removed Other Columns1" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Invoke Custom Function1", {"Transform File"}),
#"Expanded Table Column1" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns1", "Transform File", Table.ColumnNames(#"Transform File"(#"Sample File"))),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Expanded Table Column1",{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}, {"Column3", type text}, {"Column4", Int64.Type}, {"Column5", Int64.Type}, {"Column6", Int64.Type}}),
#"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type", each ([Column1] = "A"))
in
#"Filtered Rows1"
//this is the new query I created as a combination of the queries above
let
Source = Folder.Files("C:\Documents\example"),
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.StartsWith([Name], "file2")),
#"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Filtered Rows",{"Content"}),
#"Filtered Hidden Files1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Removed Other Columns", each [Attributes]?[Hidden]? <> true),
#"Invoke Custom Function1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Filtered Hidden Files1", "Transform File", each #"Transform File"([Content])),
#"Removed Other Columns1" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Invoke Custom Function1", {"Transform File"}),
#"Expanded Table Column1" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns1", "Transform File", Table.ColumnNames(#"Transform File"(#"Sample File"))),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Expanded Table Column1",{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}, {"Column3", type text}, {"Column4", Int64.Type}, {"Column5", Int64.Type}, {"Column6", Int64.Type}}),
#"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type", each ([Column1] = "A"))
#"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Filtered Rows1",{{"Column2", "renamed2"}, {"Column3", "renamed3"}, {"Column4", "renamed4"}, {"Column5", "renamed5"}, {"Column6", "renamed6"}}),
#"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Renamed Columns",{"Column1", "renamed2", "renamed3", "renamed4"}),
#"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Removed Other Columns",{{"renamed2", Int64.Type}, {"renamed3", Int64.Type}}),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type1", "Calculated_value", each [renamed3]*10)
in
#"Added Custom"
// This is the result when I apply the query herefore
let
Source = "let#(cr)#(lf) Source = Folder.Files(""C:\Documents\example""),#(cr)#(lf) #""Filtered Rows"" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.StartsWith([Name], ""file2"")),#(cr)#(lf) #""Removed Other Columns"" = Table.SelectColumns(#""Filtered Rows"",{""Content""}),#(cr)#(lf) #""Filtered Hidden Files1"" = Table.SelectRows(#""Removed Other Columns"", each [Attributes]?[Hidden]? <> true),#(cr)#(lf) #""Invoke Custom Function1"" = Table.AddColumn(#""Filtered Hidden Files1"", ""Transform File"", each #""Transform File""([Content])),#(cr)#(lf) #""Removed Other Columns1"" = Table.SelectColumns(#""Invoke Custom Function1"", {""Transform File""}),#(cr)#(lf) #""Expanded Table Column1"" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#""Removed Other Columns1"", ""Transform File"", Table.ColumnNames(#""Transform File""(#""Sample File""))),#(cr)#(lf) #""Changed Type"" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#""Expanded Table Column1"",{{""Column1"", type text}, {""Column2"", type text}, {""Column3"", type text}, {""Column4"", Int64.Type}, {""Column5"", Int64.Type}, {""Column6"", Int64.Type}}),#(cr)#(lf) #""Filtered Rows1"" = Table.SelectRows(#""Changed Type"", each ([Column1] = ""A""))#(cr)#(lf)#(tab)#""Renamed Columns"" = Table.RenameColumns(#""Filtered Rows1"",{{""Column2"", ""renamed2""}, {""Column3"", ""renamed3""}, {""Column4"", ""renamed4""}, {""Column5"", ""renamed5""}, {""Column6"", ""renamed6""}}),#(cr)#(lf) #""Removed Other Columns"" = Table.SelectColumns(#""Renamed Columns"",{""Column1"", ""renamed2"", ""renamed3"", ""renamed4""}),#(cr)#(lf) #""Changed Type1"" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#""Removed Other Columns"",{{""renamed2"", Int64.Type}, {""renamed3"", Int64.Type}}),#(cr)#(lf) #""Added Custom"" = Table.AddColumn(#""Changed Type1"", ""Calculated_value"", each [renamed3]*10)#(cr)#(lf)in#(cr)#(lf) #""Added Custom""#(tab)",
#"Converted to Table" = #table(1, {{Source}})
in
#"Converted to Table"
//hereunder some data of one *.csv file
kpi|2023
A|25|18|25
B|Older |younger|1900|1500|99
A|25|18|25
B|Older |younger|1500|1800|70
A|25|18|25
B|Older |younger|1500|1800|70
A|25|18|2
B|Older |younger|1500|1800|70