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Hi
I could really use som help for uptaining the desired new column from the current data as seen below
Thanks in advance
Carsten
Current data | Desired new column | ||
Child | Parent | Type | Is parent part of Model 1 |
Wheel | Bike | Model 1 | Yes |
Spoke | Wheel | Yes | |
Spoke | Wheel2 | No |
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Hi @CarsteFoRd ,
Based on the information you have provided, you can follow the steps below to solve the problem:
1.Add columns.
P&C =
VAR _1 = 'Table'[Parent] & "|" & 'Table'[Child]
RETURN
IF ( 'Table'[Parent] = "Bike", _1, "Bike" & "|" & _1 )
Result =
VAR _1 =
IF (
CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table'[P&C], "Wheel" ),
IF ( CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table'[P&C], "Bike" ), "yes", "no" ),
BLANK ()
)
VAR _2 =
IF (
CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table'[Parent], "Wheel2" )
|| CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table'[Child], "Wheel2" ),
BLANK (),
"Model 1"
)
RETURN
IF ( _2 = "Model 1", _1, "no" )
Final output:
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Best Regards,
Ada Wang
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Hi @CarsteFoRd ,
Based on the information you have provided, you can follow the steps below to solve the problem:
1.Add columns.
P&C =
VAR _1 = 'Table'[Parent] & "|" & 'Table'[Child]
RETURN
IF ( 'Table'[Parent] = "Bike", _1, "Bike" & "|" & _1 )
Result =
VAR _1 =
IF (
CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table'[P&C], "Wheel" ),
IF ( CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table'[P&C], "Bike" ), "yes", "no" ),
BLANK ()
)
VAR _2 =
IF (
CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table'[Parent], "Wheel2" )
|| CONTAINSSTRING ( 'Table'[Child], "Wheel2" ),
BLANK (),
"Model 1"
)
RETURN
IF ( _2 = "Model 1", _1, "no" )
Final output:
How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly - Microsoft Fabric Community
If it does not help, please provide more details with your desired out put and pbix file without privacy information.
Best Regards,
Ada Wang
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hi Ada
Thanks, but i have a big data set (1million + rows), is this solution viable to automate without having to manually type in the "wheel" "bike" etc. ?
The Best Carsten
Can i anyone please help med with this problem i would be very gratefull
The best Carsten
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