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Pan_Forex
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3 years ago
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Daily random information

Hello! I would like it to draw a random piece of information from the table and display it in the appropriate place every time I refresh the data. I have a table with 2 columns, index and text. I hop...
  • djurecic's avatar
    djurecic
    3 years ago

    Hi Pan_Forex ,

     You could assign each item a number, then use the RAND function to generate a number within that range of numbers. Create a measure to show the matching item. 

     

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/rand-function-dax

     

    Not sure what the use case is for this, but hope it works out for you!

     

    Please consider accepting as solution if this answers the question- thanks!

     

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djurecic
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3 years ago

Hi Pan_Forex ,

 You could assign each item a number, then use the RAND function to generate a number within that range of numbers. Create a measure to show the matching item. 

 

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/rand-function-dax

 

Not sure what the use case is for this, but hope it works out for you!

 

Please consider accepting as solution if this answers the question- thanks!

 

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Pan_Forex
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3 years ago

Thank you for your reply. What do you mean by "assign each item a number"?