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Paul Pritchard
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March 21, 2023 - 11:14 am
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I have a 2-column table, one column is labeled Headings and the other Values.

I am trying to move the 5 unique references in the Heading column into 5 separate columns and the data in the Values column moved under the appropriate heading.

Attached I have added a sample.

 

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hi Paul,

No file attached.  Click Start Upload after selecting the file.

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Sounds like you need to Pivot the data. Select the Heading column > Transform tab > Pivot Column. Select the Values column from the drop down and under Advanced Options, select 'don't aggregate'.

If that's not what you need, then please upload the example file showing before and after examples.

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Hi Mynda

Thanks for your reply, see attached the file - sorry I thought I had attached in the original post.

The pivot worked however it returned an error, see attached the original sample and error

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Specify an action for the values column (eg Sum). The formula should look like:

 

= Table.Pivot(#"Changed Type", List.Distinct(#"Changed Type"[Headings]), "Headings", "Values", List.Sum)

 

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