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pagliaci
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Create column with the group for multiple values

Hello, I have a Table with a column called "Names" with a lot of versions of 2 products for example "barbie" and "cars". I need to create a new column "Groups" that show me only the major groups, but I have 1000+ items in my column to do one by one.. 

 

Does anyone have an ideia how I could do this? My result should be something like: 

 

pagliaci_1-1634154764029.png

 

 

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smpa01
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column = switch(true(),CONTAINSSTRING('tbl'[Names],"Barbie")=TRUE(),"Barbie","Cars")

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column = switch(true(),CONTAINSSTRING('tbl'[Names],"Barbie")=TRUE(),"Barbie","Cars")

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What if I have more than 1 option, I wanted to say if glow OR beach than write Barbie. How do I make this OR?

I am trying || : 

column = switch(true(),CONTAINSSTRING('Versões - SAP'[Versões],"CONCENTRADO" || "CONCENT")=TRUE(),"CONCENTRADO")
 
but it gives me the error Cannot convert value 'CONCENTRADO' of type Text to type True/False.
smpa01
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column = switch(true(),CONTAINSSTRING('tbl'[Names],"Barbie")=TRUE()||CONTAINSSTRING('tbl'[Names],"Glow")=TRUE(),"Barbie","Cars")
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