Cleaning data in Power BI: Transform (Edit) Data: Remove and Keep Columns Lesson-5-P2
Remove Columns and Choose Columns from Table in Power BI
In Power BI, you can delete a column from a table using the following steps.
- Open Power BI Desktop: Launch the Power BI Desktop application.
- Load or Connect Data: Load or connect the dataset containing the table from which you want to delete columns.
- Go to the Data View: Click the "Data" view in the left-hand panel. This will list the tables and fields in your dataset.
- Select Table: Click the name of the table from which you want to delete a column. This will display the table fields in the right hand panel.
- Select columns to delete: Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click on each column you want to delete.
- Delete Columns: Once you have selected the columns you want to delete, right-click on one of the selected columns and select "Remove" from the context menu. Alternatively, you can press the "Delete" key on your keyboard after selecting the columns.
- Confirm deletion: Power BI will prompt you to confirm the deletion of the selected columns. Click "Yes" to confirm and delete the columns.
Apply Changes: After deleting columns, click the "Close and Apply" button in the top ribbon to apply the changes to your dataset.
Lab Work
Remove Coloumns from table:
1:- Remove Colums:
- Remove selected columns from table
- select required column which you want to delete
- Home --> Remove Columns --> Remove Columns
- or press the "Delete" key or
- Right Click on column and select Remove option
2:- Remove Other Colums:
- Remove non selected columns from table
- select required column which you keep columns
- Home --> Remove Columns --> Remove Other Columns
Choose Coloumns:
1:- Choose Columns:
- Keep or Remove columns from table
- Home --> Choose Columns --> Choose Columns
- Press OK button then you have
2:- Go to Column:
- Select column that you would like to select (go to) column
- Home --> Choose Columns --> Go to Column
- Press OK button and then you have
I hope this comprehensive guide empowers you to effectively clean your data in Power BI.
