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    Cool PQ - Power Query: search multiple columns against a list of values?

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    I am trying to move an excel SUMPRODUCT function into Power Query.
    The function searches a column against a list of names in a table, then returns TRUE if one is found.
    Code sample:
    IF ( SUMPRODUCT ( ISNUMBER ( SEARCH ( Table[Column], [@[current_field]] ) ) * ROW ( $rows included in Table[Column] ) ) >0, TRUE, FALSE )

    There are seven (7) columns to check for each record so I put all of the separate SUMPRODUCT functions within an OR ( ) clause.
    IF ( OR ( SUMPRODUCT ( ISNUMBER ( SEARCH ( Table[Column], [@[first_field]] ) ) * ROW ( $rows included in Table[Column] ) ) >0,
    SUMPRODUCT ( ISNUMBER ( SEARCH ( Table[Column], [@[second_field]] ) ) * ROW ( $rows included in Table[Column] ) ) >0,
    ...
    SUMPRODUCT ( ISNUMBER ( SEARCH ( Table[Column], [@[seventh_field]] ) ) * ROW ( $rows included in Table[Column] ) ) >0), TRUE, FALSE )

    Does Power Query have an analogous function or functionality to accomplish this task?

    Background: The report collects data in Excel then links to Access for table joins and processing.
    I need to see if I can move this very manual report out of Access and completely into Excel.
    1. forget about worksheet functions
    2. change your mindset using Power Query
    3. source tables and expected result table are very welcome
    so...
    here is supposed example of the result
    Names Column1 Column2 Column3 Column4 Column5 Column6 Column7
    abc
    TRUE
    FALSE
    FALSE
    FALSE
    TRUE
    TRUE
    FALSE
    def
    FALSE
    TRUE
    FALSE
    FALSE
    FALSE
    FALSE
    TRUE
    ghi
    FALSE
    FALSE
    TRUE
    FALSE
    FALSE
    TRUE
    FALSE


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    Last edited by DocAElstein; 05-20-2024 at 03:47 PM.
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