Power Query - Mcode to sort only if cell is not blank

HarveyH123

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Hello,

I want to create a query that uses a paramater taken from my excel worksheet.

i have managed to do this with this code;

let
Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each ([StepTag] = GetValue("Filter")))
in
#"Filtered Rows"

However, i want the code to only filter if the cell (named *filter*) is not blank.

i.e. I dont want to filter at all if the cell in blank.

Hope this makes sense.

Thank you,
 

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What is GetValue?

Is the StepTag field text?

If it is try this.

let
Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each (Text.Contains([Step_Tag],if GetValue("Filter")=null then "" else GetValue("Filter"))))
in
#"Filtered Rows"
 
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Hey Norie! 'sup fella?

you could also do like...

Code:
let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
    #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each 
    let
        filterTarget = GetValue("Filter")
    in
        filterTarget = null or (Text.Contains([Step_Tag], filterTarget)))
in
    #"Filtered Rows"
 
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