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jerryr125
Helper III
Helper III

Creating Rows -Adding Dates

Hi - I would like to create a row for each month/year from the starting data.

Any help would be appreciated!  Jerry

 

Example:

 

Table01 - input (starting data):

 

ProjectCategory 01Category 02Category Date
A20812-2025
B362412-2025
C604812-2025

 

Final Output:

 

ProjectCategory 01Category 02Category Date
A20812-2025
A20811-2025
A20810-2025
A20809-2025
A20808-2025
A20807-2025
A20806-2025
A20805-2025
A20804-2025
A20803-2025
A20802-2025
A20801-2025
B362412-2025
B362411-2025
B362410-2025
B362409-2025
B362408-2025
B362407-2025
B362406-2025
B362405-2025
B362404-2025
B362403-2025
B362402-2025
B362401-2025
C604812-2025
C604811-2025
C604810-2025
C604809-2025
C604808-2025
C604807-2025
C604806-2025
C604805-2025
C604804-2025
C604803-2025
C604802-2025
C604801-2025

 

 

Current Power Query Structure:

 

jerryr125_0-1739700804170.png

 

Current Advance Editor:

 

let
Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Project", type text}, {"Category 01", Int64.Type},
{"Category 02", Int64.Type}, {"Category Date", type date}})
in
#"Changed Type"

 

 

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BA_Pete
Super User
Super User

Hi @jerryr125 ,

 

@speedramps has provided a perfectly good solution already, but I think you'll find this alternative a bit simpler, and it will keep your query a bit cleaner as it's just one step to create the list.

Use the following formula in a new custom column:

List.Distinct(
    List.Transform(
        {Number.From(Date.AddMonths([Category Date], -11))..Number.From([Category Date])},
        each Date.StartOfMonth(Date.From(_))
    )
)

 

Once you expand the resulting list, you get the following output:

BA_Pete_0-1739728809974.png

 

 

Pete



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jerryr125
Helper III
Helper III

 Thank you everyone  - appreciate it !

BA_Pete
Super User
Super User

Hi @jerryr125 ,

 

@speedramps has provided a perfectly good solution already, but I think you'll find this alternative a bit simpler, and it will keep your query a bit cleaner as it's just one step to create the list.

Use the following formula in a new custom column:

List.Distinct(
    List.Transform(
        {Number.From(Date.AddMonths([Category Date], -11))..Number.From([Category Date])},
        each Date.StartOfMonth(Date.From(_))
    )
)

 

Once you expand the resulting list, you get the following output:

BA_Pete_0-1739728809974.png

 

 

Pete



Now accepting Kudos! If my post helped you, why not give it a thumbs-up?

Proud to be a Datanaut!




speedramps
Community Champion
Community Champion

Try this ....

 

In  Power Query add a custom columm

List.Numbers(1,12)

speedramps_0-1739705698331.png

 

Expand the list

speedramps_1-1739705746031.png

 

Add a another custom columm

Text.From(
Text.PadStart(Text.From([Custom]), 2, "0")
)
&
"-"
& 
Text.From(
Date.Year([Category Date])
)

 

speedramps_2-1739705886232.png

 

Remove the old and temporary custom column and rename the new column to Category Date

speedramps_3-1739705970619.png

 

 

Please click thumbs up and accept solution.

Thanks

 

 

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