Database Query and Row Insert

Copper Contributor

Hi Everyone,

 

I am importing data through a CSV query. This query updates the two left columns in a single table, shown in Fig. 1 as the two large black boxes (Global PMT Name and Subsystem). The 'x' marks to the right are within the drawn table but are not a part of the query.

 

In my test, I have inserted a new row into the queried CSV and have named it 'TEMP', shown below in Fig. 2. Although I have my query setup to add entire new rows for new data, the expansion is inconsistent when I refresh my data. Six 'x' marks have shifted down correctly, but the rest of the below data has not shifted or has shifted incorrectly.

 

Any insights?

 

Figure 1. Pre-query update.

Pre Add.png

Figure 2. Post-query update. Notice that some of the 'x' marks have shifted down (blue), but most of them have not. The row shifting is inconsistent.

Post-Add.png

 

Figure 3. Query settings.

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1 Reply

John,

 

the columns with the 'x' are not connected to the adjacent cells to the left. So this will never work

However, I've stumbled across something called "self-referencing tables".

 

http://exceleratorbi.com.au/self-referencing-tables-power-query/