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Vandergledison
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6 years ago
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Measure that extracts Text from a Column

Hi everyone,

I have a column that contains the customer names.

I need to create an IF measure where i will give numbers to these customers depending on their names.

I cant use the if or switch functions directly. Is there a way to create a simple measure that extracts the customer names from a column?

thanks 

VG

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  • camargos88's avatar
    camargos88
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    6 years ago

    Hi Vandergledison ,

     

    You can use DISTINCT function for it. However maybe is better to transform it on Power Query.

    • Vandergledison's avatar
      Vandergledison
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      6 years ago

      Hi camargos88 ,

      thanks a lot, it was exactly what i needed it. Why do you say that would be better via power query?

      thanks

      • camargos88's avatar
        camargos88
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        6 years ago

        Hi Vandergledison ,

         

        I said it in case you don't use your original column.

        Also it depends on your model size, if small amount of data shouldn't impact anything.