Unable to get LOOKUPVALUE to work correctly

[marc_slater]

Hi, 

I am attempting to use LOOKUPVALUE as a VLOOKUP, as I cannot use merge, as I do not have unique identifiers.

I am new to DAX so I would like some guidance as to whether I am using the function correctly or how I could potentially do this easier.

I currently have a table which includes a lot of information, but the main column that I'm using is the 'Highest Degree' column in a table called 'EMD Highest'. I have created another table which has the list of all degrees which are found in the Highest Degree column, along with the NQF Level of each degree, in a table called 'Degree + NQF' (which can be found below).

I would like to create a column in the EMD Highest table which pulls in the NQF Level from the 'Degree + NQF' table for the specific degree that an individual in my dataset has. For example, if an individual has a Bachelor of Arts, the created NQF column would show a 7. For a Diploma, it would show a 6, etc.

Please advise whether LOOKUPVALUE is the correct DAX formula to be using for this, or is there a more efficient way to do this?

Highest Degree Column

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @marc_slater ,

Try using fuzzy matching in PowerQuery Editor.

Appropriate adjustment of the parameters of the similarity threshold.

DAX does not do as good a job as the M function in fuzzy matching.

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Gao
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[marc_slater]

Thanks, I will try this out and get back to you

[yyzheng12]

Based on your table descriptions, it should work. The key for LOOKUPVALUE() to work is that only one unique value for the result. In your case, if a degree has only one unique value (no blanks, no other values) in NQF Level, then LOOKUPVALUE() should work.