POWER QUERY

TABLE : 1

Deptname – Employee Gende Ag Date of

Salary
EmpID Name r e Hiring
45,000.0
D – 45001 Anne Hardy F 45 01-06-06 0
25,000.0
HR – 45001 Ram Sastry M 23 01-02-07 0
24,000.0
S – 45203 Syam Mohan M 35 08-06-05 0
22,000.0
O – 45301 Riya Shaarma F 29 01-03-10 0
20,001.0
HR – 45005 John Doe M 28 10-04-14 0
15,800.0
HR – 45010 Jack Maginnis M 34 21-09-12 0
20,345.0
S – 45210 Soe Green M 27 23-10-13 0
35,789.0
S – 45220 Mc Geoge F 26 12-02-08 0
28,349.0
S – 45230 Sam Peter M 22 16-05-16 0
30,000.0
D – 45004 Madhri Dev F 38 01-09-08 0
Questions:
I. Format the following from Sheet I of DAM Exam
Sheet.

1Q: Split the column Deptname-EmpID into two

columns.
Insert a column after A
Syntax: Go to tool bar > Select Data > Select from Table/Range
>Data Tools>Text to columns > by delimiter > (-) > split at each
occurrence of the delimiter > ok

OUTPUT:
2Q: Format the Employee Name column.

Syntax: Go to tool bar > Select Data > Select From Table/Range >
Select column for formatting (Employee Name) > Transform >
Text column > Format > Capatalize each word option > Apply

OUTPUT:
3Q: Format the Gender column.

Syntax: Go to tool bar > Select Data > Select From Table/Range >
Select column for formatting(Gender) > Transform > Text Column >
Format > LowerCase > Apply

OUTPUT:
4Q: Format the date to “MM/DD/YYYY”

Syntax: Go to tool bar > Select Data > Select From Table/Range >
Ok > Transform > Data Type > Select Date > Select the Date of Hiring
column > Calender symbol which is present in the left of column name > Using
Locale > In Locale Select English(United-States) > Click on Ok

OUTPUT:
5Q: Find the Number of years of service
of service for an employee in the
organisation as on date.

Syntax: Go to tool bar > Select Data > Select From Table/Range >
Ok > Add Column > Date (Drop Down) > Select Age >
Duration (DropDown) > Select Years > Click on Left Side Symbol of
Year of Services > Click on Whole number
For rounding: Transform > click on rounding > roundup

OUTPUT:
6Q: Insert the currency “$” symbol in the salary
column.

Syntax: Go to tool bar > Select Data > Select From Table/Range >
Ok > Select Salary Column > Click on 123 symbol > Select $ Symbol
Curreny

OUTPUT:

7Q: Remove the decimal place in the salary column.

Syntax: Go to tool bar > Select Data > Select From Table/Range >
Ok > Select Salary Column > Click on 123 symbol > Select Decimal

OUTPUT:

8Q: Find the number of months of service as on 31-12-

2025
 Syntax:

Go to Data Select From Table/RangeSelect the Table in

Excel Active Sheet

1. Change Column Type:

Right click on Date of Hiring column  Select Change Type
 Select Date

2. Find Number of Months of Service as on 31-12-2025:

Go to Add Column  Select Custom Column  Under New
Column Name “ No. of Months of Service” and Custom
Column Formula = ((2025-Date.Year([Date of
Hiring]))*12)+(12-Date.Month([Date of Hiring]))

Output:
No. of Months of
Date of Hiring Service
01-06-2006 234
01-02-2007 226
08-06-2005 246
01-03-2010 189
10-04-2014 140
21-09-2012 159
23-10-2013 146
12-02-2008 214
16-05-2016 115
01-09-2008 207

9Q: Employees whose experience is greater than 10

years will get a bonus of 10%.
Calculate the bonus paid
Syntax:
 Go to Data Select From Table/RangeSelect the Table in Excel Active
Sheet

1. Change Column Type:

Right click on Date of Hiring column  Select Change Type  Select
Date

2. Find Years of Service:

Go to Add Column  Select Custom Column  Under New Column
Name “ Year of Experience” and Custom Column Formula = [No. of
Months of Service]/12

3. Find the Bonus Paid:

Go to Add Column  Select Custom Column  Under New Column
Name “ Bonus Paid” and Custom Column Formula = if [Years of
Service]>10 then [Salary]*0.10 else 0

OUTPUT:

Date of Hiring Salary No. of Months of Service Years of Service Bonus paid
01-06-2006 45000 234 19.5 4500
01-02-2007 25000 226 18.83333333 2500
08-06-2005 24000 246 20.5 2400
01-03-2010 22000 189 15.75 2200
10-04-2014 20001 140 11.66666667 2000
21-09-2012 15800 159 13.25 1580
23-10-2013 20345 146 12.16666667 2034
12-02-2008 35789 214 17.83333333 3579
16-05-2016 28349 115 9.583333333 0
01-09-2008 30000 207 17.25 3000

10Q: How many employees are there in each

department and what is their total salary department
wise.
Syntax:
Go to Data Select From Table/RangeSelect the Table in Excel Active
Sheet
1. Change Column Type:
 Right click on Date of Hiring column  Select Change Type  Select
Date
2. Find Number of employees working in each department and the
total salary department-wise:
Select the Department Name ColumnGo to Transform Select
Group By  Select Advanced option Under New Column Name “
No. of Employees” under Operation “ Count Distinct Rows” 
Click on Add Aggregation  Under New Column Name “ Total
Salary” under Operation “Sum” Click Ok.

OUTPUT:

Total
Deptname No. of Employees Salary
D 2 75000
HR 3 60801
S 4 108483
O 1 22000

TABLE 2
Employe First Last Gender Age Date of Hiring Salary
e
ID Name Name M/F (Years) (DD-MM-YYYY) (In $)
45001 anne hardy F 45 06-01-2010 4,50,000
45001 Ram sastry M 23 01-05-2000 1,25,000
45203 SHYAM max M 35 01-08-2005 2,15,000
45932 Riya sharma F 29 01-03-2010 2,12,000
45020 Jai dixit M 48 08-10-2000 4,65,000

45006 Madhuri dEv F 38 3,10,000

45078 Somya varma F 56 01-10-1990 6,50,000
Varma
45039 Raju beri M 43 02-08-1999 4,23,000

45020 Jai dixit M 48 08-10-2000 4,65,000

45038 Kalyani rao F 37 03-10-2010 3,12,000
45037 Sam joseph M 04-02-2006 3,20,000
45059 Poter Parker M 39 03-10-2008 2,89,000
45012 Siddu rao M 42 15-10-2007 4,12,000

11Q. Remove blank rows.

Syntax: Ms excel: Data > New query > Combined Query > Launch
Power Query > New Source > File > Open.
To remove rows:
Under reduce rows > Remove rows > remove blank rows.
OUTPUT

12Q. Highlight blank cells and fill with “No Data”

Syntax: Ms excel: Data > New query > Combined Query > Launch
Power Query > New Source > File > Open.
To highlight blank cells & fill with no data:
Select all rows and columns > Data type > Text > Under transform >
Replace Values > Value to find: null to Replace with: no data > enter ok.
OUTPUT

13Q. Concatenate First Name and Last Name columns.

Syntax: Ms excel: Data > New query > Combined Query > Launch
Power Query > New Source > File > Open.
To concatenate First Name and Last Name columns:
Select first name & last name columns > Transform > Merge columns
> Separator: space & New column name: Full name > Ok.

OUTPUT
14Q. Format the names of the concatenated column.
Syntax: Ms excel: Data > New query > Combined Query > Launch
Power Query > New Source > File > Open.
To format the names of the concatenated column:
Select full name column > Format > Capitalised each word.

OUTPUT

TABLE 3

Customer Customer Name Contact Street Name City Postal Country

ID Name Code

3124 Alfreds Futterkiste Maria Obere Str. 57, Berlin 1220 Germany
Anders 9

1238 Ana Trujillo Ana avda. de la Mexico City 5021 Mexico

helados Trujillo Constituci¢n 2222

4562 Antonio antonio mataderos 2312 Mexico City 5023 Mexico

MorenoTaquer¡a moreno

5678 Around the Horn thomas 120 Hanover Sq. NY WA1 USA
hardy 1DP

2314 Berglunds snabola Christina Berguvsv„gen 8 Sydney 33-22 Australia

Berglund

365 Amit Mishra Maria Obere Str. 57 Sydney 65- Australia

Anders 332-3

7890 williami sanuo Ana Avda. de la Sydney 4343 Australia

Trujillo Constitucion 2222 3
 56789 Sonio Moreno Antonio 120 Jefferson NJ 8075 US
Moreno St.,Riverside

3657 Amit Mishra Maria Obere Str. 57 Sydney 65- Australia

Anders 332-3

2314 Berglunds snabbkp Christina Berguvsv„gen 8 Sydney 33-22 Australia

Berglund

16) Using Excel, concatenate the columns

Street name and city.
SYNTAX: MS Excel → DATA → New query → Combine
query→ Launch power query → New Source → File → Excel
→ File Name → Opens POWER QUERY EDITOR
HOW TO CONCATENATE COLUMN
Go to Transform →Merge column →select Street name and
city
OUTPUT:
17) Insert "C-" in the left side of the customer
Id in customer name column of the above data.

SYNTAX: MS Excel → DATA → New query → Combine

query→ Launch power query → New Source → File → Excel
→ File Name → Opens POWER QUERY EDITOR
1. Change Column Type:
Right click on CustomerID column  Select Change
Type  Select Text
2. To Insert ‘C- “before CustomerID:
Go to Add Column  Select Customise Column 
Under New Column Name “Modified_CustomerID” and
in Custom Column Formula = Text.Insert([Customer
ID],0,"C-")  Click OK.
18) Using Excel, remove the leading spaces and
extra spaces in Customer name and
concatenate name columns.

SYNTAX: MS Excel → DATA → New query → Combine

query→ Launch power query → New Source → File → Excel
→ File Name → Opens POWER QUERY EDITOR
HOW TO CONCATENATE NAME COLUMN
Go to Transform →Merge column →select Customer name
and contact name

OUTPUT:
19) From the above table remove the duplicate
rows.
SYNTAX: MS Excel → DATA → New query → Combine
query→ Launch power query → New Source → File → Excel
→ File Name → Opens POWER QUERY EDITOR
HOW TO REMOVE DUPLICATE ROWS
Go to tool bar → Home → Remove Rows → Remove
Duplicate
OUTPUT:

Customer Customer Contact Postal

Street Name City Country
ID Name Name Code
Alfreds Maria
3124 Obere Str. 57, Berlin 12209 Germany
Futterkiste Anders
avda. de la
Ana Trujillo Ana Mexico
1238 Constituci¢n 5021 Mexico
helados Trujillo City
2222
Antonio
antonio Mexico
4562 MorenoTaqu mataderos 2312 5023 Mexico
moreno City
er¡a
Around the thomas
5678 120 Hanover Sq. NY WA1 1DP USA
Horn hardy
Berglunds Christina
2314 Berguvsv„gen 8 Sydney 33-22 Australia
snabola Berglund
Maria
365 Amit Mishra Obere Str. 57 Sydney 65-332-3 Australia
Anders
Avda. de la
williami Ana
7890 Constitucion Sydney 43433 Australia
sanuo Trujillo
2222
Sonio Antonio 120 Jefferson
56789 NJ 8075 US
Moreno Moreno St.,Riverside
Maria
3657 Amit Mishra Obere Str. 57 Sydney 65-332-3 Australia
Anders
 4 Table for Question No. 20-25

Employee
Employee Gender Age Year of Date of Salary
As on In
ID Na M/F Graduation Hiring
date Rupees
me

D45078 Somya Rao F 50 1975 01-10-1990 6,50,000

S45039 Raju Budda M 43 2000 02-08-1999 4,23,000
M45020 Jai Raj M 48 1993 08-10-2000 4,65,000
M45038 Kalyani F 37 2004 3,12,000
Kumari
M45037 Sam Joes M 36 2005 04-02-2006 3,20,000
S45059 Poter Michel M 39 2004 03-10-2008 2,89,000
F45012 Siddu M 42 2000 15-10-2007 4,12,000
kommnani
F45023 Geeta F 46 1996 12-10-2005 4,34,000
Chowdari
D45078 Lavanya F 49 1994 31-10-2004
Koppula
Hema Sarvani F 50 1992 25-10-2000 5,69,000
S45060 Gopal Das M 54 1998 12-09-2001 6,32,000
F45062 Siya Paul F 51 19-06-2003 5,90,000
M45026 Hari Krishna M 38 2003 25-04-2003
O45029 Priya Dixit F 27 2005 12-07-2006 3,45,000
A45037 Anu Devara F 58 1985 12-09-2008 6,95,000
20.From the above data in Excel, Concatenate the Headers.
Solution:
Go to Data Select From Table/RangeSelect the Table in Excel Active Sheet
Go to View Select Advanced Editor and Type the Code in the Editor Window:
let

Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table6"]}[Content],
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text},
{"Column2", type text}, {"Column3", type text}, {"Column4", type any}, {"Column5",
type any}, {"Column6", type any}, {"Column7", type any}}),
Headers=
Record.FromList(List.Transform(Table.ToColumns(Table.FirstN(Source,2)),
each Text.Combine(_," ")), Table.ColumnNames(Source)),
OutputTable=Table.InsertRows(Table.Skip(Source,2),0,{Headers}),

#"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(OutputTable,

[PromoteAllScalars=true]),
#"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Promoted Headers",
{{"Employee ID", type text}, {"Employee2 Name", type text}, {"Gender M/F", type text},
{"Age As on date", Int64.Type}, {"Year of Graduation", Int64.Type}, {"Date of Hiring",
type datetime}, {"Salary In Rupees", Int64.Type}})

in
#"Changed Type1"

Output:
21.From the above data in Excel, convert the numerals in Year column to text
format.
Solution:
Go to Data Select From Table/RangeSelect the Table in Excel Active Sheet
Change Column Type:
Right click on Date of Hiring column Heading Select Change Type  Select Text

25.Create Email Addresses using lower case and underscore in between the
names and end with “@gmail.com”. (For example
[email protected])
Solution:
Go to Data Select From Table/RangeSelect the Table in Excel Active Sheet
To Create Email Address:
Go to AddColumnSelect the Custom Column  Under New Column Name
“Email_address” and in Custom Column Formula =
Text.Combine( {Text.Replace(Text.Lower([Employee2 Name]),"
","_"),"@gmail.com"})
 Click OK.

OUTPUT:
 II. Table for 26 to 30 Questions:
Address
, City,
State,
Phone ZIP Shipme Order
Customer Name Company name number Code Amount nt Date Date
939
clear
edge,
mesita,
Stokes, Rutherford 7282727 wv, $ 25-05- 2016-
Jim van der Mheen and Bauch 491 14424 1,00,003 2016 04-19
873 iron
third
harbor,
whelen
springs,
2676259 nm, 02-08- 2016-
Shenita Daven port Waelchi Inc 210 37783 1,83,593 2016 07-03
856
forge
Braun, Crooks and 8373183 overpas 30-10- 2016-
Jimmie Mc Clure Ortiz 928 s, 1,59,194 2016 10-21
 annand
ale, nm,
08463
515
silver
highlan
ds,
natalba
Schamberger, Yost 8853887 ny, wy, 20-04- 2016-
Mary Belle Serrano and Dach 212 00462 1,80,394 2016 04-01
221
jagged
harbor,
franklin
borough
Mann, Sauer and 3507306 , ny, 10-08- 2016-
Vito van Helpen Sauer 802 80069 1,25,979 2016 07-18
p.o. box
51573,
berthold
Salvatore Van 5308189 , sd, 30-08- 2016-
Egmond Schmidt-Marks 072 16229 1,11,804 2016 07-29
p.o. box
42524,
matteso
n
village,
Huels, Schuster 8102106 mn, 25-02- 2016-
Hay Wood Meza and Daugherty 924 55503 1,08,063 2016 01-15
249 old
passage
, james
village,
8661697 id, 05-08- 2017-
Margrett Cowan Armstrong Group 766 64602 1,74,882 2017 07-15
843 old
camp,
new
holland
village,
Muller, Lakin and 9291511 wy, 05-04- 2017-
Jerold MC Hooper Bogan 240 32125 1,30,140 2017 03-26
956 lazy
grove,
ouray,
Leandro van der 6714529 mi, 18-03- 2017-
Woerd Mueller and Sons 8l3 38713 2,12,181 2017 01-18
p.o. box
30184,
wolfe,
Braun, Crooks and 7702510 ok, 20-06- 2017-
Haywood Huber Ortiz 897 08774 1,52,568 2017 05-31
897
amber
bluff,
huntley,
8041074 in, 08-08- 2017-
Particia Veen Hof Schmidt-Marks 292 29911 1,52,088 2017 08-02
Yvone Esparza Weber, Kuhlman 2099450 937 13-12- 2017-
Brook and Hirthe 674 indian 1,85,383 2017 12-05
kennedy
lawn,
south
milwau
kee, me,
 85635
670 lazy
cider,
glen
raven,
Weber, Kuhlman 6161698 nc, 2017- 2017-
Yvone Esparza and Hirthe 5o2 19967 1,39,493 05-30 04-30
370
eighth
mews,
villano
beach,
Graham, Towne 4729853 nv, 2017- 2017-
Jame Oosthuijzen and Monahan 826 52255 1,83,377 09-20 09-07
325 iron
bluff
heights,
walford,
8756599 vt, 2017- 2017-
Filiberto Kues Schmidt-Marks 072 11877 1,98,796 05-20 05-16

27. From the above table, put the phone numbers in US format.

Solution:
1.Go to Data Select From Table/RangeSelect the Table in Excel Active
Sheet
2. Remove other columns of the Data table
Select the Phone number Column Go to HomeSelect Remove
Columns under Manage Columns Select Remove Other
Columns.
3. Split First ‘3’ characters of Phone number
Right Click on Phone number Column  select Change Type
Select Text
Go to Home Select Split Column Select ‘By Number of
Characters Enter ‘Number of Characters” as ‘3’ and Select
‘Once, as far left as Possible’  Click OK.
Change Type of both Columns to ‘Text’
4. Split First ‘3’ characters of Phone number
Select the Second ColumnGo to Home Select Split Column
Select ‘By Number of Characters Enter ‘Number of
Characters” as ‘3’ and Select ‘Once, as far left as Possible’ 
Click OK.

Change Type of 3 Columns to ‘Text’

5. Combine Splits of Phone number

Go to Add Column Select Custom ColumnUnder New
Column Name “Middle_Name” and under Custom Column
Formula = "(" & [Phone number.1] &") " & [Phone number.2.1] &
"-" &[Phone number.2.2]  Click OK.
29. From the above table, select only the middle name from customer
name.
Solution:
1.Go to Data Select From Table/RangeSelect the Table in Excel Active
Sheet
2. Remove other columns of the Data table
Select the Customer Name Column Go to HomeSelect Remove
Columns under Manage Columns Select Remove Other
Columns.
3. Find the First Name:
Select Customer Name ColumnGo to Add ColumnUnder From
Text ,Select Extract Select Text Before DelimiterUnder
Delimiter type space  Click OK

 Double click on the column name and Change the title of the
Column to “ First Name”

4. Find the Last Name:

 Select Customer Name ColumnGo to Add ColumnUnder From
Text ,Select Extract Select Text After DelimiterUnder
Delimiter type space  Under Advanced Options Scan for the
Delimiter, select “From the end of the input”  Click OK

 Double click on the column name and Change the title of the
Column to “ First Name”

5. Find the Length of LastName:

Select Last Name ColumnGo to Add ColumnUnder From Text
,Select Extract Select Length
 Double click on the column name and Change the title of the
Column to “ LN_Length”
6. Find the Text After Delimiter:
Select Customer Name ColumnGo to Add ColumnUnder From
Text ,Select Extract Select Text After DelimiterUnder
Delimiter type space  Click OK

7. Find the Length of the Text After Delimiter:

Select Text After Delimiter ColumnGo to Add ColumnUnder
From Text ,Select Extract Select Length
 Double click on the column name and Change the title of the
Column to “ TAD_Length”

8. Subtract the length of LastName and Length of Text After

Delimiter:
Select LN_length and TAD_Length ColumnsGo to Add
ColumnUnder From Text ,Select Extract Under Standard,
select Subtraction.
9. Find the Middle Name:
Go to Add ColumnSelect Custom Column Under New Column
Name “Middle_Name” and under Custom Column Formula =
Text.Middle([Text After Delimiter], 0, [Subtraction])  Click OK

OUTPUT:
Customer Name FirstName Last_Name Middle_Name
Jim vander Mheen Jim Mheen vander
Shenita Daven port Shenita port Daven
Jimmie Mc Clure Jimmie Clure Mc
Mary Belle Serrano Mary Serrano Belle
Vito van Helpen Vito Helpen van
Salvatore Van
Egmond Salvatore Egmond Van
Hay Wood Meza Hay Meza Wood
Margrett Cowan Margrett Cowan
Jerold MC Hooper Jerold Hooper MC
Leandro van der
Woerd Leandro Woerd van der
Haywood Huber Haywood Huber
Particia Veen Hof Particia Hof Veen
Yvone Esparza Brook Yvone Brook Esparza
Yvone Esparza Yvone Esparza
 Jame Oosthuijzen Jame Oosthuijzen
Filiberto Kues Filiberto Kues

30. From the above table, calculate the number of days required for
shipment.
Solution:
Go to Data Select From Table/RangeSelect the Table in Excel Active
Sheet
Change Type of the Column:
 Right click on Shipment Date Column Heading Select Change Type 
Select Date
 Right click on Order Date Column Heading Select Change Type  Select
Date

To Calculate the Number of Days for Shipments:

Go to AddColumnSelect the Custom Column  Under New Column Name
“No_of_Shipment_Days” and in
Custom Column Formula = Decimal.From([Shipment Date]-[Order Date])
 Click OK.

Output:
6TH TABLE
Power Pivot and Power Query Questions:

VI. Power Query link(Order data set 1)

Power Query link ( Order data set 2)
Use Power Query Editor to answer the following questions:

31. Remove the rows which has improper data.

SYNTAX:
 Import the data to excel > Install power
query editor > Go to new resource and then file
and then excel select the data which was saved >
select the row which has improper data > Go to
remove rows then click on remove alternate rows
enter how many rows to delete and how many
rows to keep > The rows which have improper
data are deleted.

OUTPUT
32. Split the column Customer ID into Customer ID
and Customer Name.
SYNTAX :
Select customer ID column > Go to home > spilt
column > click on by delimiter > select comma &
each occurance of delimiter > click ok.

OUTPUT :
7TH TABLE
Power Query and Power Pivot Link (Sales_2018)
Power Query and Power Pivot Link (Sales_ 2019)

41. in power query editor concatenate the first two rows.

Syntax: Go to power query editor select given column

order +customer ID click on transform in that merge
column name as customer ID
Output
42. in power query editior split the column ship
mode and container.

Syntax: Go to power query editor select given columns

ship mode, transform in that split by delimeter slect
delemeter custom select on’_’
Output
43. what is percentage of total shipping amount for
each order priority.

Syntax : Go to power qurey editor select given

cloumn right click on 123, click on percentage.
Output

44. find the bottom 3 shipment mode and container

by total unit sell price.
Syntax: Go to power qurey editor select unit
cell price click on right side arrow sort in
accending order.
output

45. sort customer ID by unit sell price in ascending

order.
Syntax: Go to power query editor select on unit
cell price click on right side arrow sort in
ascending order.
output

49. which shipment mode has more customers.

Syntax : GO TO power qurey editor select on unit
cell delemeter out put is ready.
Output