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Does a column contain text from another column?
Hello! If I have two tables:
Table 1:
| Comment |
| I like to eat hot dogs |
| I don't like pineapple |
| A red car |
Table 2:
| Vehicle | Food |
| car | dog |
| apple |
How could I use the columns in Table 2 to create a new column in Table 1 like so:
| Comment | Category |
| I like to eat hot dogs | Food |
| I don't like pineapple | Food |
| A red car | Vehicle |
where the keywords in the Table 2 are searched for in the Comment column in Table 1, and the correct category is assigned? In the query editor.
Hi Anonymous ,
First unpivot table2,and you will see:
Then create a measure as below:
Category = var _comment=SELECTEDVALUE(Table1[Comment]) var _value=CONCATENATEX(FILTER(DISTINCT('unpivot-Table2 (2)'[Value]),CONTAINSSTRING(_comment,[Value])),[Value],",") Return CALCULATE(MAX('unpivot-Table2 (2)'[Attribute]),FILTER('unpivot-Table2 (2)','unpivot-Table2 (2)'[Value]=_value))And you will see:
For the related .pbix file,pls see attached.
Best Regards,
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6 Replies
- amitchandak
Super User
Anonymous ,
Try a new column like this in table 1
new column =
var _vh = sumx(filter(Table2,SEARCH(Table[Vehicle],Table[Comment],,0)>0,1,0)+0
var _food = sumx(filter(Table2,SEARCH(Table[Food],Table[Comment],,0)>0,1,0) +0
return
if(_food >0, "Food","Vehicle")amitchandak thank you for the possible solution. However, what if I have many more categories, and these categories could change as it is based on a user input excel file? The format of table 2 can change. It is just an example structure that i put in. Maybe its better to have it pivoted.
- amitchandak
Anonymous , then I will think to unpivot the second table and try a solution.
amitchandak even if I try to use DAX, it is unclear to me how I could use the columns from two seperate tables in this way as they are unrelated. So I couldn't mix and match the columns like this. If DAX is the easier way to solve this problem I would be happy to go with it.
v-kelly-msftCommunity Support
Hi Anonymous ,
First unpivot table2,and you will see:
Then create a measure as below:
Category = var _comment=SELECTEDVALUE(Table1[Comment]) var _value=CONCATENATEX(FILTER(DISTINCT('unpivot-Table2 (2)'[Value]),CONTAINSSTRING(_comment,[Value])),[Value],",") Return CALCULATE(MAX('unpivot-Table2 (2)'[Attribute]),FILTER('unpivot-Table2 (2)','unpivot-Table2 (2)'[Value]=_value))And you will see:
For the related .pbix file,pls see attached.
Best Regards,
KellyDid I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!
