07-24-2020 01:27 AM
Hi, All
I need help in splitting a column where row 1 is a username and row 2 is an email address corresponding to that username.
The data is presented in a single column as follows:
Username
Email address
Username
Email address
I need to extract the email address into a second column and move it into the same row as the username.
I need to automate this process , so ideally to use Power Query.
Any ideas?
Thanks
07-24-2020 02:10 AM
Here's the sequence I think I need to follow:
1) Create a new column
2) If value in Column 1 contains an "@" symbol, cut and paste the value in Column 2
3) Remove all blank cells from Column 1
4) Remove all blank cells from Column 2
This should give me
Column 1 Column 2
Username Email address
Username Email address
07-24-2020 02:10 AM
Solution
If you convert your raw data into an Excel Table and rename the Excel Table as "UserData", you may create a blank query and place the following M code into Advanced Editor and load the data back to the Sheet.
let
Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="UserData"]}[Content],
#"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(Source, "Index", 0, 1),
#"Inserted Modulo" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Index", "Modulo", each Number.Mod([Index], 2), type number),
#"Pivoted Column" = Table.Pivot(Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Inserted Modulo", {{"Modulo", type text}}, "en-US"), List.Distinct(Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Inserted Modulo", {{"Modulo", type text}}, "en-US")[Modulo]), "Modulo", "UserName"),
#"Filled Down" = Table.FillDown(#"Pivoted Column",{"0"}),
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filled Down", each ([1] <> null)),
#"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Filtered Rows",{"Index"}),
#"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Removed Columns",{{"0", "UserName"}, {"1", "Email Address"}})
in
#"Renamed Columns"
The output will be like this...
Please refer to the attached for more details.
07-24-2020 03:14 AM