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FrankWoody
Helper I
Helper I

Help me create Calculated Column

I have a column containing items like A,B,C,D.
I would like to create a calculated column evaluating the following question: If the row of this column is equal to "A" then return 100%, If the row of this column is equal to "B" then return 85% ,
the row of this column is equal to "C" then return 65%, the row of this column is equal to "D" then return 50%. is it possible to do that ?

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SpartaBI
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Community Champion

@FrankWoody 

 

Column = 
SWITCH(
	'Table'[Item Column],
	"A", 1,
	"B", 0.85,
	"C", 0.65,
	"D", 0.5
)

 


And then, format this column as percentage


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FrankWoody
Helper I
Helper I

THANKS So much !
Now is there any way for me to assign these values to specific texts, if I have a character set and want to filter a part of the text of the line does it also work?

@FrankWoody my pleasure. 
Sure you can, check out this function:
https://dax.guide/containsstring/
You can also explore there related functions.
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SpartaBI
Community Champion
Community Champion

@FrankWoody 

 

Column = 
SWITCH(
	'Table'[Item Column],
	"A", 1,
	"B", 0.85,
	"C", 0.65,
	"D", 0.5
)

 


And then, format this column as percentage


2022-05-19 17_30_22-Re_ Need help on DAX function with measure vs colu... - Microsoft Power BI Commu.png

Showcase Report – Contoso By SpartaBI


SpartaBI_3-1652115470761.png   SpartaBI_1-1652115142093.png   SpartaBI_2-1652115154505.png

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