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amani1980
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1 year ago
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Containsstring to compare two columns...

Hi,

 

I have two tables 

 

I want to compare Series with Runs and return an output of the number of occurances of each of the strings in Runs table as a new column COUNTS. Basically in this example, the output would be as shown on the right side of that pic. I can compare single values using CONTAINSSTRING. However, I'm not sure how to compare two columns. Can someone help me?

 

Thanks in advance...!

  • DataNinja777's avatar
    DataNinja777
    1 year ago

    Hi amani1980 ,

     

    You can achieve your goal by writing a measure like the one below:

    CountsMeasure = 
VAR CurrentSeries = SELECTEDVALUE(Series[Series])
RETURN
SUMX(
    Runs,
    IF(CONTAINSSTRING(Runs[Runs], CurrentSeries), 1, 0)
)

    You can either use this measure in a calculated column, as shown below, or place it next to the Series rows in the matrix visual, as demonstrated in the one below.

     

    I have attached an example pbix file for your reference. 

     

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