I am trying to create an IF statement that includes checking if a cell contains a text string from a list of text strings and I'm struggling with the correct way of doing it.
I have a 'Global Settings' page, with the values I want to search against (which are named ranges to make things cleaner).
Then in my Calcs sheet, I have column J which works correctly when the named range from the Global Settings is just one word and matches what's in column A.
But column K is the one I can't get to work, where I'm trying to check if the Post Type in column A is in the list of Page Types in the named range.
This is the formula I have:
=IF(B2>100, IF(A2=PageTypes, "Right Page Type", "Wrong Page Type"),"<100")
Logically I think I need to change the 'A2=PageTypes' part to somehow tell sheets to say if 'A2 is contained in the string of PageTypes' but I have no idea how I would do that.
Link to the spreadsheet here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TeaQ6oUbJDeKxUi8tvvCWXtw0oK9d5IVO60j1UbQCK8/edit?usp=sharing
somehow tell sheets to say if 'A2 is contained in the string of PageTypes
=IF(B2>100, IF(REGEXMATCH(PageTypes, A2),
"Right Page Type", "Wrong Page Type"),"<100")
or:
=IF(B2>100, IF(IFERROR(SEARCH(A2,PageTypes)>0, 0),
"Right Page Type", "Wrong Page Type"), "<100")
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I'm relatively new to Power Query. I'm looking for the best way to replace a column's value as below.
The column has date values in a mixed format such as below.
09/16/2022
09/20/2022
09/26/2022
09/30/2022
10-01-2022
10-03-2022
10-05-2022
I'm looking to standardize and make the format generic as below.
09-16-2022
09-20-2022
09-26-2022
09-30-2022
10-01-2022
10-03-2022
10-05-2022
It seems one of the ways to implement this is to use Advanced Editor and build M queries to implement the replacement, functions like Table.TransformColumns and Text.Replace.
'can't figure out the exact code to be used with this or if there is a better way.
Looking for suggestions. Thanks.
If you're a beginner, let the UI write this code for you. Highlight the column by clicking the column header, go to Transform on the ribbon and click Replace Values. Replace "-" with "/" and click OK.
Finally right click the column header again, click Change Type and then select Date.
In M code you could use:
Table.TransformColumns(#"Previous Step",{{"Column Name", each Text.Replace(_,"/","-")}})
As an example:
let
//create sample table
Source = Table.FromColumns(
{{"09/16/2022",
"09/20/2022",
"09/26/2022",
"09/30/2022",
"10-01-2022",
"10-03-2022",
"10-05-2022"}},
type table[dates=text]),
//replace "/" with "-"
Normalize = Table.TransformColumns(Source,{{"dates", each Text.Replace(_,"/","-"), type text}})
in
Normalize
Source
Results
Notes:
Original data is dates as text strings
Final data is also dates as text strings
To convert the strings to dates, you could use, instead, something like: Table.TransformColumns(Source,{{"dates", each Date.From(_, "en-US"), type date}}) but the separator would be in accord with your Windows Regional date settings.
What would be a correct PowerQuery syntax to extract the information from this Web JSON into a table:
I'm not very familiar with PowerQuery, and this is probably the only time I'll need this, so I'd be grateful if someone would help me out without refering me to documentation. Thanks
[{"time_entry_group": {"minutes": 301,"time_entries_params": {"locked": "0","from": "2021-02-01","to": "2021-02-28","customer_id": "11223344","project_id": "223388","service_id": "435248"},"revenue": 57691.6666666667,"project_id": 223388,"project_name": "Scrb","service_id": 435248,"service_name": "Meetings","month": "202102"}}
, {"time_entry_group": {"minutes": 1175,"time_entries_params": {"locked": "1","from": "2021-01-01","to": "2021-01-31","customer_id": "11223344","project_id": "223388","service_id": "421393"},"revenue": 225208.333333333,"project_id": 223388,"project_name": "Scrb","service_id": 421393,"service_name": "Design","month": "202101"}}
, {"time_entry_group": {"minutes": 24,"time_entries_params": {"locked": "1","from": "2021-01-01","to": "2021-01-31","customer_id": "11223344","project_id": "3168911","service_id": "95033"},"revenue": 4600.0,"project_id": 3168911,"project_name": "youkn Dev","service_id": 95033,"service_name": "Reviews","month": "202101"}}]
For future reference, if you have a column that you need to expand, you can instead click this arrow icon to the right of the column name. Clicking it should display a menu that should then allow you to specify which nested columns you want to get expand or get at. To be clear, it will expand that column for all rows in that table, not just one.
The JSON you've included is basically an array of objects, so maybe use:
Json.Document to parse the JSON, which should give you a list of records
Table.FromRecords to turn the list of records into a table.
Table.ExpandRecordColumn to expand a nested record columns.
Example implementation:
let
json = "[{""time_entry_group"":{""minutes"":301,""time_entries_params"":{""locked"":""0"",""from"":""2021-02-01"",""to"":""2021-02-28"",""customer_id"":""11223344"",""project_id"":""223388"",""service_id"":""435248""},""revenue"":57691.6666666667,""project_id"":223388,""project_name"":""Scrb"",""service_id"":435248,""service_name"":""Meetings"",""month"":""202102""}},{""time_entry_group"":{""minutes"":1175,""time_entries_params"":{""locked"":""1"",""from"":""2021-01-01"",""to"":""2021-01-31"",""customer_id"":""11223344"",""project_id"":""223388"",""service_id"":""421393""},""revenue"":225208.333333333,""project_id"":223388,""project_name"":""Scrb"",""service_id"":421393,""service_name"":""Design"",""month"":""202101""}},{""time_entry_group"":{""minutes"":24,""time_entries_params"":{""locked"":""1"",""from"":""2021-01-01"",""to"":""2021-01-31"",""customer_id"":""11223344"",""project_id"":""3168911"",""service_id"":""95033""},""revenue"":4600,""project_id"":3168911,""project_name"":""youkn Dev"",""service_id"":95033,""service_name"":""Reviews"",""month"":""202101""}}]",
parsed = Json.Document(json),
initialTable = Table.FromRecords(List.Transform(parsed, each [time_entry_group])),
expanded = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(initialTable, "time_entries_params", {"locked", "from", "to", "customer_id"})
in
expanded
One thing about the code above is that it doesn't expand nested fields project_id and service_id (present within time_entries_params). This is because these columns already exist in the table (and having duplicate column names would cause an error). I've assumed this isn't a problem, as the nested values aren't different.
I have a list of participants in column A. A full employee list in column B. I want to get the list of non-participants in column C. Basically 'B-A' but in list form.
'January' is the participants list:
try:
=FILTER(A:A; NOT(COUNTIF(B:B; A:A)))
It is always an added challenge to write formulas when we don't have access to actual date. But based on what I can see, try this formula in the top cell of any empty column:
=ArrayFormula({"My Header"; FILTER(R2:R,ISERROR(VLOOKUP(TRIM(R2:R),TRIM(T2:T),1,FALSE)))})
You can change "My Header" to something meaningful.
The next part means "FILTER in anything in the range R2:R that cannot be found [i.e., ISERROR(VLOOKUP(...))] in T2:T."
TRIM is used just to account for any accidental/stray spaces that may occur in either list, since that would result in no match if one or the other had extra space.
If this does not do what you expect, please share a link to a sample spreadsheet.
I have imported a JSON file into PowerBI and it contains a column in which the values are of type "List". I am looking to expand that column into multiple columns.
Specifically, the data contains a Sprint Name, the start date and the end date of the sprint, along with some other values associated with each sprint.
Trying to use "Expand to new rows" duplicates each sprint instance, creating a table that looks like this, duplicating each sprint instance multiple times for each associated value:
Sprint Name Value
JAN(S1Dev) 2019-01-01
JAN(S1Dev) 2019-01-13
JAN(S1Dev) {attribute}
JAN(S1Dev) {attribute}
JAN(S2Dev) 2019-01-14
JAN(S2Dev) 2019-01-31
JAN(S2Dev) {attribute}
JAN(S2Dev) {attribute}
FEB(S1Test) 2019-02-01
FEB(S1Test) 2019-02-15
... ...
I would like to do something similar to the "expand" feature, which instead creates a new column with each attribute rather than a new row. This is currently vastly increasing the size of my table for no reason, while also making the data practically un-useable. Any help would be appreciated, cheers!
I have found a very simple solution to this, but as it took me some time to figure it out I will answer my own question instead of deleting it to help others in the future...
Upon importing the JSON data into PowerBI first select "Convert to Table" to view the data as a table with editable properties.
Next, click the arrows pointing away from each other at the top of the column of Lists, and select "Extract Values".
Select a delimiter to use for concatenating values, I am choosing a comma since I know that the data contained within the list does not have any commas in it. If your data contains commas within it, choose something else. Similarly, if your data contains one of the delimiters, do not choose that as the delimiter.
It should now display a comma-separated list where it previously displayed "List" in orange text.
Now, right-click on the column and select "Split Column" then choose "By Delimiter"
Select the delimiter that you previously chose, and under "split at" select "Each occurrence of the delimiter" then click OK.
Your column should now be split into multiple columns based on the list!
I have a file that needs to look up the team name (on a tab called "Parse") of an employee on a tab called "Roster". This can be done with a simple array Vlookup, however, the issue is that each week, we add a row to the Roster tab because employees sometimes move around.
I have already done the majority of legwork by using a MAX/FILTER/COLUMN, LEN formula to determine what the last column is in the Roster tab. I have also created a range that will provide me with the actual range needed for the VLookup. For example: If the last column in Roster is "G", I already have a formula that populates "'Roster'!A2:G", which is the range I would need for my Vlookup. If the last row in Roster is "P", then the formula shows "'Roster'!A2:P".
The formula that gives me the range, as I described in the examples, lives in cell F2 on the Parse tab.
So the hard part is done. All I need to know now is, when writing my Vlookup, how can I have the formula reference the actual contents of cell F2 in the Parse tab instead of thinking the lookup range is cell F2. Here's a visual:
Cell F2 in the Parse tab reads: 'Roster'!A2:G (because as of now, column G is the last column with data. this is correct).
My VLookup is VLOOKUP($A2,$F$2,7,FALSE). However, I want my Vlookup to say VLOOKUP($A2,'Roster'!A2:G,7,FALSE).
Is it possible to have the formula reference what is IN cell F2 instead of referencing just "F2"?
I hope this made sense. It's the end of my workday and I'm very tired.
try something like:
=VLOOKUP(A2, INDIRECT("Roster!A2:"&
SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(1, MAX(IF(Roster!1:1<>"", COLUMN(Roster!1:1), )), 4), 1, )),
MAX(IF(Roster!1:1<>"", COLUMN(Roster!1:1), )), 0)