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jak8282
Helper III
3 years ago
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Replicating Qlikview function in Power

Hi,

 

I have the following in Qlikview

 

// Test records:

if(wildmatch(lower(FIRST_NAME),'*dummy*','*regression*',' test*','test *','*condition*','*invalid*')>0 or wildmatch(lower(LAST_NAME),'*dummy*','*regression*',' test*','test *','*condition*','*invalid*')>0
or wildmatch(lower(ADDRESS1),'*dummy*','*regression*','*condition*','*invalid*')>0 or wildmatch(lower(EMAIL_ADDRESS),'*dummy*','*regression*',' test*','test *','*condition*','*invalid*')>0
or wildmatch(lower(CITY),'*dummy*','*regression*',' test*','test *','*condition*','*invalid*')>0
,'Test Records','Clients') as Status,

 

How would I go about replicating that in Powerbi, does a conditional column accept wildcards?

 

Thanks

 

C

  • In place of wildcard try to use FIND(), SEARCH(), CONTAINSSTRING(), CONTAINSSTRINGEXACT().
    The Qlik function needs to be rewritten.

     

3 Replies

  • Hi jak8282 ,

    Based on your description, I'd like to suggest you use FIND(), SEARCH(), CONTAINSSTRING(), CONTAINSSTRINGEXACT().

     

    Here is the functions for text.

    1. Text connection functions :  

     

    CONCATENATE(<text1>, <text2>)
    CONCATENATEX(<table>, <expression>, [delimiter])
    COMBINEVALUES(<delimiter>, <expression>, <expression>[, <expression>]…)
    DISTINCT(SELECTCOLUMNS(DimDate, "Month", COMBINEVALUES(",", [MonthName], [CalendarYear])))

     

    2. Text search functions : 

     

    FIND(<find_text>, <within_text>[, [<start_num>][, <NotFoundValue>]])  
    SEARCH(<find_text>, <within_text>[, [<start_num>][, <NotFoundValue>]]) 
    CONTAINSSTRING(<within_text>, <find_text>) 
    CONTAINSSTRINGEXACT(<within_text>, <find_text>)

     

    3. Formatting text functions : 

     

    FIXED(<number>, <decimals>, <no_commas>)  
    FORMAT(<value>, <format_string>)

     

    4. Intercepting text functions : 

     

    LEFT(<text>, <num_chars>)
    RIGHT(<text>, <num_chars>)  
    MID(<text>, <start_num>, <num_chars>) 

     

    5. Replace text : 

     

    REPLACE(<old_text>, <start_num>, <num_chars>, <new_text>)  
    SUBSTITUTE(<text>, <old_text>, <new_text>, <instance_num>) 

    Thanks ,
    Pratyasha Samal
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    • jak8282's avatar
      jak8282
      Helper III

      Thanks Pratuashamal , can you use wildcards in those functions?

      • pratyashasamal's avatar
        pratyashasamal
        Memorable Member

        In place of wildcard try to use FIND(), SEARCH(), CONTAINSSTRING(), CONTAINSSTRINGEXACT().
        The Qlik function needs to be rewritten.