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Filter column in new column

I have a column that contains 2 categories  GT & Rite and i need to Add new two columns , one that has GT only and other that has Rite only , can you please help me how to do that ? 

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Anonymous
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when i enter your queury 

AssetsbyGT = FILTER('movement', [MVT_SOURCE] = "GT")

i got the below error

"The expression refers to multiple columns. Multiple columns cannot be converted to a scalar value".

Any explanation would be appreciated.

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Greg_Deckler
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Not super clear, sample data would help. Please see this post regarding How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490

 

But you can always FILTER('Table', [Column] = "GT") for example.



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Anonymous
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when i enter your queury 

AssetsbyGT = FILTER('movement', [MVT_SOURCE] = "GT")

i got the below error

"The expression refers to multiple columns. Multiple columns cannot be converted to a scalar value".

Any explanation would be appreciated.

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