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Eqa33
Jul 07, 2024Brass Contributor
Text.Remove a specific word in Power Query
Am I able to use Text.Remove in power Query to remove specific words from a column such as "BLACK" :WHITE" "RED". if so what is the formula? I have been trying with a custom column and the using Text...
- Jul 10, 2024
After your current last step that's probably called #"Unpivoted Other Columns" (otherwise replace it below) add the following:
#"Removed Some Words" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Unpivoted Other Columns", each [DESCRIPTION], "", (x,y,z)=> List.Accumulate({"BLACK","Black","WHITE","White"},x, (accum,item)=> Text.Replace(accum, item, z) ), {"DESCRIPTION"} )
to get something like:
let ..., #"Changed Type3" = ..., #"Unpivoted Other Columns" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(#"Changed Type3", {"STYLE No.", "DESCRIPTION", "COLOUR", "EXW (RMB)", "EXW (USD/6.7)", "FREIGHT USD", "LCP USD", "LCP AUD/0.70", "WS AUD GST INC", "FINAL WS AUD", "WS MARGIN", "RRP AUD", "ACTUAL RRP AUD", "RETAIL MARGIN", "TOTAL LCP AUD", "TOTAL PROFIT AUD @100% SELL THROUGH", "TOTAL RETAIL SALES EX GST"}, "Attribute", "Value" ), #"Removed Some Words" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Unpivoted Other Columns", each [DESCRIPTION], "", (x,y,z)=> List.Accumulate({"BLACK","Black","WHITE","White"},x, (accum,item)=> Text.Replace(accum, item, z) ), {"DESCRIPTION"} ) in #"Removed Some Words"
But that's not ideal:
- The list of words you want to replace is hard-coded
- The replacement should be done before unpivoting other columns (for perf. reasons)
==> See in attached file a better option where there's a ToRemove table with your current words (you can add some others) and look at the order of the steps in the MainTable query
(gonna be off for weeks...)
Eqa33
Jul 09, 2024Brass Contributor
Thanks for this ,but I am struggling to get this to work. I think I am out of my depth with this problem.
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SergeiBaklan
Jul 09, 2024Diamond Contributor
You may try to google, it shall be quite many samples with explanations