How and why to Unpivot data with Power Query

[@anaballesteros-sosa4007]

This is great! No surprise as you explain everything very clear and easy to follow. Thank you very much

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thank you for taking the time to leave a kind comment Ana. Greatly appreciated 😀

[@zakharlukash5115]

You absolutely nailed it, one of the best overall videos about PowerQuery! I like your articulation and the instructions are sophisticated, yet easy to follow. Great content!

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thanks Zakhar, it’s greatly appreciated.

[@VaneyRio]

Apart from being very informative and clear, your voice and accent make it super enjoyable. Thanks!

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thank you ☺️

[@saucytortoise]

Excellent video, thanks so much! I did a Power BI course 2 weeks ago, feel like I've already forgotten nearly everything, plus the data I'm working with is a lot more complex than what we used in the training. Your clear concise video is a lifesaver.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Glad to help, I’ve a full playlist here that may help kzbin.info/aero/PLlHDyf8d156VDobBIk13o4mZLk19DbV81&si=JNcNN5QfUBBgvTYm

[@HenryTru]

Breakthrough! I have been trying to understand pivoting all afternoon! Your video has nailed it

[@AccessAnalytic]

Glad to help 😀

[@Freemarkets1236]

Unpivot is an amazing tool. I like how you’re like “it’s beautiful” because it truly is. Especially the unpivot other columns which gives your source data the ability to expand in columns without messing up your query.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Absolutely!

[@notesfromleisa-land]

I had a thorny data problem with some credit card file downloads where I needed different information for different purposes: sales sheet tie out, bank tie out (each neededing horizontal layout with different data filtered) and journal entry (needing no filtering but some cajoling and a vertical layout for entry upload). The unpivot was key. This technique needs to be in everyone's toolkit. As always your explanations are clear and highlights the benefits (and ease) of the technique.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Glad to help

[@sf5028]

Super helpful, thank you. Very clear, concise, well-explained, and a new user I appreciate the little side tips and best practice notes thrown in as you went through the steps.

[@AccessAnalytic]

You’re welcome, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment letting me know

[@SuperChrisDub]

I live that you add the tbl at the start of the table name. Methinks you have a programming background. I do that, too. At first glance, it is seems unnecessary but in complicated vba code it makes perfect sense.

[@AccessAnalytic]

I’ve an accounting background but logical naming just feels right 😀

[@nandra8053]

This is the powerhouse of knowledge. Amazing work. Thank you!

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thank you

[@zrnosoli]

Your tutorials are very useful and straight forward. I just wish you added links to download the tables you are using in your videos so one could practice while watching :)

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thanks. These days I try to add links to files.

[@mandypaulissen]

Mind blowing!!!! Brilliant way to break data into rows!!!!❤️🔥❤️🔥

[@AccessAnalytic]

It’s a brilliantly useful feature 😀

[@JJ_TheGreat]

7:52 How do you do that? I know how to merge queries with common fields, but splitting a table? The best approach which I can think of is: 1) Duplicate the query; 2) In each respective query, delete the columns which are unneeded. Then you will have two (2) tables, each with the respective columns you need.

[@AccessAnalytic]

I’d reference the queries , remove other columns, and append if more than one source. And remove duplicates.

[@Ti_honey_med]

The tutorial is nice. Calling tidy data in pivot horrible is just 🤣🤣🤣 Tidy data and unpivot data are both perfectly fine, it only depends on what you need it for.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Yep, matrix layout good for reading, horrible for flexible analysis

[@Ti_honey_med]

in queries yea, in python pivot format, was what we were required to make to analyze. It all depends on what you need, but I agree for a pivot in excel unpivot format is much more useful.

[@SarahsBlanca2]

I’m enjoying your videos so much and happy to keep learning. Thanks for creating great content!🙏 I’m curious to know why use a separate date table as a reference table. Is it essential, or can one go without it? Additionally, for those without Power BI access, is there a way to achieve this in Power Query?

[@AccessAnalytic]

Hi, thanks for the kind comment. They Calendar table allows you to slice and dice one or more Data tables by year month day, financial year, month etc. You can also do this in Excel using Power Pivot ( the pre cursor to Power BI ) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIeXaKyObJWBhJosi=cKLP0tBdKKJNW0mr And kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIeXaKyObJWBhJosi=cKLP0tBdKKJNW0mr

[@Shhheye1]

❤❤❤ Thank you so so much. I’m having do many emotions right now.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Glad to help

[@mnowako]

Good lesson, from basic to more complex solution. Thank you! 👏

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thanks Mariusz

[@CelesteAlvarado93]

Awesome explanation, so helpful! Thank you!

[@AccessAnalytic]

You're welcome 😃

[@mohammadsujon124]

Tis tutorial is very nice. I have learnt the easy way. If gave the source file , it would be easy to practice.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Than you. I’ve started to include files in more recent video.

[@SimonPhiri-x4l]

More videos please, you're the best

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thank you 😀

[@garethwoodall577]

Excellent tutorial, thank you Wyn!

[@AccessAnalytic]

You’re welcome Gareth

[@abeerattia4523]

Excellent video , thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@AccessAnalytic]

You're welcome Abeer, thanks for taking the time to leave a kind comment

[@anaballesteros-sosa4007]

Great tutorial. Thanks so much.

[@kebincui]

Thanks Wyn， excellent video 👍. Just a small query, around 12:29 in the clip, you said that 3 fact tables. I am not sure but feel they are dimension table. Myabe slip of the tongue? Just curious。 Thanks

[@AccessAnalytic]

Excellent pick-up Kebin. Yep those are 3 dimension tables.

[@zaheerahmad3896]

Good one

[@learnpowerbi]

Thanks Wyn, excellent lesson.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Cheers Iwan

[@nidhipandya7132]

Great Explaination! Thank you so much.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thank you Nidhi

[@kennethstephani692]

Great video!

[@AccessAnalytic]

Cheers

[@UzairZahidi-x2i]

Do we have to create tables for all dimensions? What if we have many dimensions?

[@AccessAnalytic]

Yes, pretty much. Certainly all those that have multiple common repeated factors. E.g. date has Year Month Day etc, Product has name, supplier, colour, Customer has address, phone, contact Etc

[@wayneedmondson1065]

Great Wyn! The second example was tricky! Thanks for walking through the process. Just curious, I noticed in your Fields list that the My Measures table shows at the top of the list. My field list sorts automatically alphabetically. So, I must name my measures table as something like --myMeasures or 1-myMeasures for it to sort to the top. How did you position yours at the top before the Auditor Table and Calendar table, etc. that would all naturally sort before the M of MyMeaures? I rooted around for a setting and couldn't find one. Curious how you do that. Thanks again for all the tips. Thumbs up!!

[@AccessAnalytic]

Cheers Wayne, remove any columns from your measures table and it moves to the top. See the 1:15 mark here kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5q6la19obCarKs

[@wayneedmondson1065]

@@AccessAnalytic Thanks Wyn. I think I was trying to sort it to the top of the list before removing the empty column. Also, good to know that a disconnected measures table won't allow for drill-down from a Pivot Table. Thanks again for all the great tips! Thumbs up!!

[@AccessAnalytic]

Cheers @@wayneedmondson1065

[@angelaisland4036]

Thank you so much! Great explanation!

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thanks for taking the time to let me know Angela

[@Core.Dreams]

Great !!1 God bless you.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thank you

[@memeswallah5253]

Amazing please could you explain how you split rest table from main table (i want that click point ) and also how i can think different split tables

[@AccessAnalytic]

Do you mean the right-click reference step to create a 2nd table linked to first? I’m not understanding fully sorry

[@memeswallah5253]

@AccessAnalytic sorry for late reply Actually I want to understand how you decomposed the main table (did you use the normalization concept here)

[@AccessAnalytic]

@@memeswallah5253 I think I show all the steps in the video. Could you clarify which step / time isn't clear

[@memeswallah5253]

​@@AccessAnalyticafter 8 min you started breaking down the main table i want to understand how we can break the main table in such scenarios...

[@AccessAnalytic]

@@memeswallah5253 I created dimension tables for the fields that will be common between my split out main table. These are often referred to as Bridging tables.

[@HninHtetHtetNwel]

Thank you very much sir.

[@AccessAnalytic]

You’re welcome

[@salahuddinm06]

Sir, How can I revert the unpivot excel value. Please it would help me a lot.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Could you explain more please

[@Ti_honey_med]

I am wondering the same thing. How to pivote data back? From unpivot format back to pivoted format.

[@AccessAnalytic]

There’s a pivot option in Power Query

[@ParisHarris]

Do you have a different video that doesn’t use power bi in order to handle the counting?

[@AccessAnalytic]

You can replicate the Power BI part using the Excel data model ( Power Pivof ) Here’s a video: end part demos power pivot kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2K7lneJYqx_mMksi=8yjabuamt2axQk--

[@cristianchelu1563]

Great tutor!

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thanks for the kind comment

[@MD-lk4qr]

Hi Thanks for the video. I have 3 columns of values and at the very before the column header it is written the date in which identifies the value in the column belongs to a certain date something like this: 202201|202202|202203 how can I fix this issue in power Q to read in Power BI? will it make sense to create 3 different columns of dates relative to the date of the column and then povit them and then povit the 3 columns also? im kindda confuse. your help would be great :)

[@AccessAnalytic]

Hi, that’s a bit too tricky to answer here. I’d post your question with some screenshots here community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/bd-p/power-bi-designer

[@JJ_TheGreat]

7:09 What about SUMIFS distinct values?

[@AccessAnalytic]

Is there such a thing? Ideally use Power Query to make your formulas simpler in your data model

[@Aussiepeoplestats]

great video. btw, where are the downloadable files?

[@AccessAnalytic]

Thanks, not for this one sorry

[@timolff9239]

Very nice, thank you.

[@AccessAnalytic]

Cheers Tim

[@picksmile5010]

Great! thanks

[@AccessAnalytic]

No worries!

[@WisamMSaeed]

Thank you

[@AccessAnalytic]

You’re welcome

[@MrDhunpagla]

Thanks Sir 🙏

[@AccessAnalytic]

You’re welcome

[@mon_rich5366]

best

[@adelhamzah5695]

SUPEEER

[@hazemali382]

unfortunately one Episode from 4 have workbook to practice 😔

[@AccessAnalytic]

In the last year or two I started to include a link to download the files I use. This older video does not have a downloadable file.

[@nicollealfaro5568]

Please get back to me ..I would like to pay for a private class

[@AccessAnalytic]

Hi, please contact [e-mail]