Merging columns
A typical transformation under the Add Column category is Merge Columns. There are many use cases where we need to merge different columns, such as merging First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name to create a Full Name column or merging a multipart address like (AddressLine1 or AddressLine2) to get an Address column containing the full address. Another common use case is to merge multiple columns to create a unique ID column. Let’s continue with an example from the Chapter 5, Common Data Preparation Steps, Split Column By Delimiter.pbix sample file. You can download the file from here:
After opening the file, head to Power Query Editor and follow these steps:
- Select the Customer table from the Queries pane...
