Split column rows

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Split column rows

giszzmo

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May 8, 2014 at 9:54 am

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I have a column that has two row values, "Big" and "Small." Is there a way to make two columns from it, one that will only have "Big" and then other with only the values, "Small"? I need to do this because I want to make a drilldown report where the "Big" column will open up to reveal the "Small" column. And I'm using three SharePoint Lists. Please let me know. Thanks.

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giszzmo SSChasing Mays Points: 647 More actions · Answer 1

Actually I think I would just filter out the values with an expression. Now, I'm not sure which expression. I don't think and IIF would work. What would the expression be to just show a certain value only?

Mohamed I. SSCrazy Points: 2774 More actions · Answer 2

Hi

How is your column data joined ? with a "space" or with a "coma"?

You can use the split() function:

split(<your field data>,<your separator>).GetValue(<index>).ToString

For example if the field contains "Big,Small"

To get the first value "Big"

You can do a split("Big,Small",",").getValue(0).ToString --Not sure if the index begins with 0 or 1 / have to test it

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giszzmo SSChasing Mays Points: 647 More actions · Answer 3

Neither. They are alternating values. One cell will say "Big" then the next cell may say "Small." So I was wanting to make two columns where the expression in them is the same except for a small part of it that will return only a specified value or either "Big" or "Small." Is there an expression that will do that?

Mohamed I. SSCrazy Points: 2774 More actions · Answer 4

Can you put a sample data please ?

And then what you want the result to be.

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giszzmo SSChasing Mays Points: 647 More actions · Answer 5

Current Column

Big

Small

Big

Small

Big

Small

Big

Small

I would like to have:

Column 1

Big

Column 2

Small

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286573 More actions · Answer 6

giszzmo (5/9/2014)
Current Column
Big
Big
Big
Small
Small
Big
Small
Small
Big
Big
Small
Big
Small
I would like to have:
Column 1
Big
Big
Big
Big
Big
Big
Big
Column 2
Small
Small
Small
Small
Small
Small

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David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65138 More actions · Answer 7

You could use an expression in column 1 of the tablix to test for Big and another in column 2 to test for Small

This would give you

Big

Small

Big

Small

Big

Small

Big

Small

Or you could put a tablix in column 1 and filter the dataset for Big and repeat for column 2 for Small

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giszzmo SSChasing Mays Points: 647 More actions · Answer 8

Thanks. I ended up doing the second option with the filter.