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Anonymous
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Concatenation Help

Hi

 

I need to concatenate a measure and a column

Example for Volume I have quantity

To find total volume I do sum(quantity), but the unit of measurement is in different column which is a string.

How do I combine both the values

Say 100 KG --> 100 comes from sum(quantity) and KG is present in different column.

 

Thanks

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Greg_Deckler
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New Column = [Measure] & " " & [Column]



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Anonymous
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Hi Greg,

 

Really thanks for the prompt reply.

However I donot want a column, all I want is simple.

I have two colums, one quantity (numeric) and one UOM (text)

I want summation over quantity say sum(quantity) which gives me 100, now I need to put this value in chart and show the result as 100 KG...this KG comes from UOM column which is a string.

 

I would be obliged to connect with you, I work from India and support US hours. Let me know a way to connect to you.

Maybe whatsapp ? +91 8765045961

 

Best Regards

Anonymous
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[Volume] & " " & SELECTEDVALUE( T[ColumnWithUnit] )

 

But if this works... it means the design is flawed 🙂

 

Best

D

Anonymous
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Hi Greg,

 

Thanks for the help again. Unfortunately I am unable to put the filed in Value for a bar chart.

 

Regards

Anindya

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