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Anonymous
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Trouble with Text.PadStart

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When I try to use Text.PadStart to create a new coloum I get this error, stating that it is not a valid function. 

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AlexisOlson
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Are you trying to use it as a DAX function?

 

Text.PadStart is an M function. You can use it in the query editor but not in a DAX expression.

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