Record.FromTable is a Power Query M function that converts a table of records with field names and value names into a single record. The function returns a record created from the input table, or throws an exception if the field names are not unique.
Compatible with: Power BI Service Power BI Desktop Excel Microsoft 365
Syntax
Record.FromTable( table as table ) as recordDescription
Returns a record from a table of records table containing field names and value names {[Name = name, Value = value]}. An exception is thrown if the field names are not unique.
Examples
Create a record from the table of the form Table.FromRecords( {[Name = “CustomerID”, Value = 1], [Name = “Name”, Value = “Bob”], [Name = “Phone”, Value = “123-4567”]} ).
// Output: [CustomerID = 1, Name = "Bob", Phone = "123-4567"]
Record.FromTable(
Table.FromRecords( {
[Name = "CustomerID", Value = 1],
[Name = "Name", Value = "Bob"],
[Name = "Phone", Value = "123-4567"]
} )
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