Table.FillDown

Syntax

Table.FillDown(table as table, columns as list) as table

About

Returns a table from the table specified where the value of a previous cell is propagated to the null-valued cells below in the columns specified.

Example

Return a table with the null values in column [Place] filled with the value above them from the table.

Usage

Table.FillDown(
 Table.FromRecords({
 [Place = 1, Name = "Bob"],
 [Place = null, Name = "John"],
 [Place = 2, Name = "Brad"],
 [Place = 3, Name = "Mark"],
 [Place = null, Name = "Tom"],
 [Place = null, Name = "Adam"]
 }),
 {"Place"}
)

Output

Table.FromRecords({
 [Place = 1, Name = "Bob"],
 [Place = 1, Name = "John"],
 [Place = 2, Name = "Brad"],
 [Place = 3, Name = "Mark"],
 [Place = 3, Name = "Tom"],
 [Place = 3, Name = "Adam"]
})