# [ Power BI Table Operations ] [ cheatsheet ]
Table Creation and Conversion:
● #table({"Column1", "Column2"}, {{"Value1", 1}, {"Value2", 2}}): Create a
table with specified column names and values.
● Excel.Workbook(File.Contents("FilePath")): Load an Excel workbook into a
table.
● Csv.Document(File.Contents("FilePath")): Load a CSV file into a table.
● Json.Document(File.Contents("FilePath")): Load a JSON file into a table.
● Xml.Tables(File.Contents("FilePath")): Load an XML file into a table.
● Table.FromList({1, 2, 3}, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null,
ExtraValues.Error): Create a table from a list.
● Table.FromRows({[Name = "John", Age = 30], [Name = "Jane", Age = 25]}):
Create a table from a list of records.
● Table.FromValue("Value"): Create a table from a single value.
● Table.ToRows(Table): Convert a table to a list of rows.
● Table.ToList(Table): Convert a table to a list of values.
● Table.ToRecords(Table): Convert a table to a list of records.
Table Information:
● Table.ColumnNames(Table): Get a list of column names in a table.
● Table.ColumnCount(Table): Get the number of columns in a table.
● Table.RowCount(Table): Get the number of rows in a table.
● Table.IsEmpty(Table): Check if a table is empty.
● Table.Schema(Table): Get the schema of a table.
● Table.Profile(Table): Get a profile of a table with column statistics.
Table Transformation:
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", Expression): Add a new column to a
table based on an expression.
● Table.RemoveColumns(Table, {"Column1", "Column2"}): Remove specified
columns from a table.
● Table.RenameColumns(Table, {{"OldName", "NewName"}, {"OldName2",
"NewName2"}}): Rename columns in a table.
● Table.ReorderColumns(Table, {"Column1", "Column2"}): Reorder columns in a
table.
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● Table.TransformColumns(Table, {{"Column", Function}, {"Column2",
Function2}}): Apply transformations to specified columns in a table.
● Table.TransformColumnTypes(Table, {{"Column", type}, {"Column2", type}}):
Change the data types of specified columns in a table.
● Table.AddIndexColumn(Table, "IndexColumn", 1, 1): Add an index column to
a table.
● Table.PromoteHeaders(Table): Promote the first row of a table as column
headers.
● Table.DemoteHeaders(Table): Demote the column headers of a table to the
first row.
● Table.Transpose(Table): Transpose the rows and columns of a table.
Row Filtering and Sorting:
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each [Column] > 10): Filter rows based on a
condition.
● Table.RemoveRows(Table, each [Column] > 10): Remove rows based on a
condition.
● Table.Distinct(Table): Remove duplicate rows from a table.
● Table.RemoveMatchingRows(Table1, Table2, {"Column"}): Remove rows from
Table1 that match rows in Table2 based on a column.
● Table.KeepMatchingRows(Table1, Table2, {"Column"}): Keep only the rows
from Table1 that match rows in Table2 based on a column.
● Table.Sort(Table, {{"Column", Order.Ascending}, {"Column2",
Order.Descending}}): Sort a table based on specified columns and order.
● Table.TopN(Table, 10, {{"Column", Order.Descending}}): Get the top N rows
from a table based on a column.
● Table.FirstN(Table, 10): Get the first N rows from a table.
● Table.Range(Table, 5, 10): Get a range of rows from a table.
● Table.Sample(Table, 10, 123): Get a random sample of rows from a table.
Grouping and Aggregation:
● Table.Group(Table, {"Column"}, {{"AggColumn", each List.Sum([Column]),
type number}}): Group a table by a column and perform aggregations.
● Table.GroupBy(Table, {"Column"}, {{"Count", each Table.RowCount(_),
Int64.Type}}): Group a table by a column and count the number of rows in
each group.
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● Table.AggregateTableColumn(Table, "ColumnToAggregate", {{"Sum", each
List.Sum(_), type number}}): Aggregate values in a column of a nested
table.
● Table.Pivot(Table, {"ColumnToPivot"}, "ColumnToAggregate",
"ColumnForValues"): Pivot a table based on a column.
● Table.Unpivot(Table, {"ColumnToUnpivot1", "ColumnToUnpivot2"},
"AttributeColumn", "ValueColumn"): Unpivot columns of a table into
attribute-value pairs.
Merging and Joining Tables:
● Table.NestedJoin(Table1, {"JoinColumn"}, Table2, {"JoinColumn"},
"NewColumn", JoinKind.Inner): Perform an inner join between two tables
based on a column.
● Table.NestedJoin(Table1, {"JoinColumn"}, Table2, {"JoinColumn"},
"NewColumn", JoinKind.LeftOuter): Perform a left outer join between two
tables based on a column.
● Table.Join(Table1, "JoinColumn", Table2, "JoinColumn", JoinKind.Inner):
Perform an inner join between two tables based on a column.
● Table.Join(Table1, "JoinColumn", Table2, "JoinColumn",
JoinKind.LeftOuter): Perform a left outer join between two tables based
on a column.
● Table.Join(Table1, "JoinColumn", Table2, "JoinColumn",
JoinKind.RightOuter): Perform a right outer join between two tables
based on a column.
● Table.Join(Table1, "JoinColumn", Table2, "JoinColumn",
JoinKind.FullOuter): Perform a full outer join between two tables based
on a column.
● Table.Join(Table1, "JoinColumn", Table2, "JoinColumn",
JoinKind.LeftAnti): Perform a left anti join between two tables based on
a column.
● Table.Join(Table1, "JoinColumn", Table2, "JoinColumn",
JoinKind.RightAnti): Perform a right anti join between two tables based
on a column.
● Table.AddJoinColumn(Table1, "Table2", Table2, {"JoinColumn",
"JoinColumn"}, "NewColumn"): Add a join column to Table1 based on
matching values from Table2.
● Table.Combine({Table1, Table2, Table3}): Combine multiple tables
vertically.
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Table Splitting:
● Table.SplitColumn(Table, "ColumnToSplit",
Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(","), {"NewColumn1", "NewColumn2"}): Split
a column into multiple columns based on a delimiter.
● Table.SplitColumn(Table, "ColumnToSplit",
Splitter.SplitTextByPositions({0, 5}, true), {"NewColumn1",
"NewColumn2"}): Split a column into multiple columns based on positions.
● Table.SplitColumn(Table, "ColumnToSplit",
Splitter.SplitTextByRepeatedLengths(5), {"NewColumn1", "NewColumn2"}):
Split a column into multiple columns based on repeated lengths.
● Table.SplitColumn(Table, "ColumnToSplit", Splitter.SplitTextByRanges({{0,
2}, {2, 4}}), {"NewColumn1", "NewColumn2"}): Split a column into multiple
columns based on ranges.
● Table.SplitColumn(Table, "ColumnToSplit",
Splitter.SplitTextByWhitespace(), {"NewColumn1", "NewColumn2"}): Split a
column into multiple columns based on whitespace.
● Table.SplitColumn(Table, "ColumnToSplit",
Splitter.SplitTextByCharacterTransition({"a".."z"}, {"A".."Z"}),
{"NewColumn1", "NewColumn2"}): Split a column into multiple columns
based on character transition.
● Table.SplitColumn(Table, "ColumnToSplit",
Splitter.SplitTextByEachDelimiter({",", ";"}, QuoteStyle.None, true),
{"NewColumn1", "NewColumn2"}): Split a column into multiple columns
based on each delimiter.
● Table.SplitColumn(Table, "ColumnToSplit", Splitter.SplitTextByLengths({5,
10}, true), {"NewColumn1", "NewColumn2"}): Split a column into multiple
columns based on specified lengths.
● Table.SplitColumn(Table, "ColumnToSplit",
Splitter.SplitTextByNumbers({"NewColumn1", "NewColumn2"}, true)): Split a
column into multiple columns based on numbers.
● Table.SplitColumn(Table, "ColumnToSplit",
Splitter.SplitTextByLetters({"NewColumn1", "NewColumn2"}, true)): Split a
column into multiple columns based on letters.
Table Filtering:
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each Text.Contains([Column], "Keyword")): Filter
rows based on a text condition.
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each [Column] >= #date(2022, 1, 1)): Filter rows
based on a date condition.
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● Table.SelectRows(Table, each [Column1] = "Value" and [Column2] > 10):
Filter rows based on multiple conditions.
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each List.Contains({"Value1", "Value2"},
[Column])): Filter rows based on a list of values.
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each [Column] = null): Filter rows where a column
is null.
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each [Column] <> null): Filter rows where a
column is not null.
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each Text.StartsWith([Column], "Prefix")): Filter
rows where a column starts with a specific prefix.
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each Text.EndsWith([Column], "Suffix")): Filter
rows where a column ends with a specific suffix.
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each Number.IsEven([Column])): Filter rows where
a column contains even numbers.
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each Number.IsOdd([Column])): Filter rows where a
column contains odd numbers.
Table Transformation Functions:
● Table.TransformRows(Table, (row) => Record.TransformFields(row,
{"Column", Text.Upper})): Apply a transformation function to each row of
a table.
● Table.TransformColumns(Table, {{"Column", Text.Upper}}): Apply a
transformation function to a specific column of a table.
● Table.TransformColumnTypes(Table, {{"Column", type number}}): Change the
data type of a specific column in a table.
● Table.TransformColumns(Table, {{"Column", each _ * 2}}): Apply a math
operation to a specific column of a table.
● Table.TransformColumns(Table, {{"Column", each Text.PadStart(_, 5,
"0")}}): Pad values in a column with leading characters.
● Table.TransformColumns(Table, {{"Column", each Text.PadEnd(_, 5, "0")}}):
Pad values in a column with trailing characters.
● Table.TransformColumns(Table, {{"Column", each Text.Replace(_,
"OldValue", "NewValue")}}): Replace values in a column.
● Table.TransformColumns(Table, {{"Column", each Text.Remove(_,
{"0".."9"})}}): Remove specific characters from values in a column.
● Table.TransformColumns(Table, {{"Column", each Text.Trim(_)}}): Trim
whitespace from values in a column.
● Table.TransformColumns(Table, {{"Column", each Date.AddDays(_, 1)}}): Add
days to dates in a column.
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Date and Time Operations:
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.Year([DateColumn])):
Extract the year from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.Month([DateColumn])):
Extract the month from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.Day([DateColumn])): Extract
the day from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Time.Hour([TimeColumn])):
Extract the hour from a time column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Time.Minute([TimeColumn])):
Extract the minute from a time column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Time.Second([TimeColumn])):
Extract the second from a time column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.DayOfWeek([DateColumn])):
Extract the day of the week from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.DayOfYear([DateColumn])):
Extract the day of the year from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.WeekOfYear([DateColumn])):
Extract the week of the year from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Date.QuarterOfYear([DateColumn])): Extract the quarter of the year from a
date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.StartOfDay([DateColumn])):
Get the start of the day from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.EndOfDay([DateColumn])):
Get the end of the day from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.StartOfWeek([DateColumn])):
Get the start of the week from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.EndOfWeek([DateColumn])):
Get the end of the week from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Date.StartOfMonth([DateColumn])): Get the start of the month from a date
column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.EndOfMonth([DateColumn])):
Get the end of the month from a date column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Date.StartOfQuarter([DateColumn])): Get the start of the quarter from a
date column.
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● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Date.EndOfQuarter([DateColumn])): Get the end of the quarter from a date
column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Date.StartOfYear([DateColumn])): Get the start of the year from a date
column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Date.EndOfYear([DateColumn]))`:
Get the end of the year from a date column.
Text Operations:
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Text.Length([TextColumn])):
Calculate the length of values in a text column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Text.Upper([TextColumn])):
Convert values in a text column to uppercase.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Text.Lower([TextColumn])):
Convert values in a text column to lowercase.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Text.Proper([TextColumn])):
Convert values in a text column to proper case.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Text.Trim([TextColumn])): Trim
whitespace from values in a text column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Text.TrimStart([TextColumn])):
Trim leading whitespace from values in a text column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Text.TrimEnd([TextColumn])):
Trim trailing whitespace from values in a text column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Text.Replace([TextColumn],
"OldValue", "NewValue")): Replace specific values in a text column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Text.Remove([TextColumn],
{"a".."z", "A".."Z"})): Remove specific characters from values in a text
column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Text.Combine(List.Transform(Text.Split([TextColumn], " "), each
Text.Left(_, 1)))): Extract the first letter of each word in a text
column.
Number Operations:
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Number.Round([NumberColumn],
2)): Round values in a number column to a specified number of decimal
places.
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● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Number.Abs([NumberColumn])):
Calculate the absolute value of numbers in a column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Number.Sign([NumberColumn])):
Determine the sign of numbers in a column (-1, 0, or 1).
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Number.Sqrt([NumberColumn])):
Calculate the square root of numbers in a column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Number.Power([NumberColumn],
2)): Raise numbers in a column to a specified power.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Number.Log([NumberColumn])):
Calculate the natural logarithm of numbers in a column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Number.Log10([NumberColumn])):
Calculate the base-10 logarithm of numbers in a column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Number.Exp([NumberColumn])):
Calculate the exponential of numbers in a column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Number.Factorial([NumberColumn])): Calculate the factorial of numbers in
a column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Number.Permutations([NumberColumn], 2)): Calculate the number of
permutations for numbers in a column.
Conditional Operations:
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each if [Column1] > 10 then "High"
else "Low"): Add a conditional column based on a simple condition.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each if [Column1] > 10 then "High"
else if [Column1] > 5 then "Medium" else "Low"): Add a conditional column
based on multiple conditions.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each case [Column1] when 1 then "A"
when 2 then "B" else "C"): Add a conditional column using a case
statement.
● Table.SelectRows(Table, each if [Column1] = "Value" then true else
false): Filter rows based on a conditional expression.
● Table.ReplaceValue(Table, each if _ = "OldValue" then "NewValue" else _,
Replacer.ReplaceValue, {"Column1"}): Replace values in a column based on
a condition.
● Table.TransformColumns(Table, {{"Column1", each if _ > 10 then _ else
null}}): Transform values in a column based on a condition.
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● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each try Number.FromText([Column1])
otherwise null): Handle errors and replace with a default value using a
try-otherwise block.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each if Table.ColumnNames(Table){0} =
"Column1" then [Column1] else null): Add a conditional column based on
the existence of a specific column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each if List.Contains({"Value1",
"Value2"}, [Column1]) then "Match" else "No Match"): Add a conditional
column based on a list of values.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each if Text.StartsWith([Column1],
"Prefix") then "Starts with Prefix" else "Doesn't Start with Prefix"):
Add a conditional column based on a text condition.
List Operations:
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each List.Sum([ListColumn])):
Calculate the sum of values in a list column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each List.Average([ListColumn])):
Calculate the average of values in a list column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each List.Min([ListColumn])): Find
the minimum value in a list column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each List.Max([ListColumn])): Find
the maximum value in a list column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each List.Count([ListColumn])): Count
the number of items in a list column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each List.Distinct([ListColumn])):
Get distinct values from a list column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each List.First([ListColumn])): Get
the first item from a list column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each List.Last([ListColumn])): Get
the last item from a list column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each List.Combine([ListColumn1],
[ListColumn2])): Combine multiple list columns into a single list
column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each List.Transform([ListColumn],
each _ * 2)): Apply a transformation function to each item in a list
column.
Record Operations:
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● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Record.Field([RecordColumn],
"FieldName")): Extract a specific field from a record column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Record.FieldNames([RecordColumn])): Get the field names of a record
column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Record.HasFields([RecordColumn],
{"Field1", "Field2"})): Check if a record column has specific fields.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Record.RemoveFields([RecordColumn], {"Field1", "Field2"})): Remove
specific fields from a record column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Record.RenameFields([RecordColumn], {"OldField", "NewField"})): Rename
fields in a record column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Record.TransformFields([RecordColumn], {"Field1", each _ * 2})):
Transform values of specific fields in a record column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Record.Combine([RecordColumn1],
[RecordColumn2])): Combine multiple record columns into a single record
column.
● Table.ExpandRecordColumn(Table, "RecordColumn", {"Field1", "Field2"},
{"Field1", "Field2"}): Expand a record column into separate columns.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each
Record.FieldCount([RecordColumn])): Count the number of fields in a record
column.
● Table.AddColumn(Table, "NewColumn", each Record.ToTable([RecordColumn])):
Convert a record column to a table.
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