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Ali123
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4 years ago
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Access column from Table store in variable

Use filter function for filtering data then i save it into one variable "newTable".
Now i want to access disitinct vlaues from one of column filter table but cannot access column form table store in variable.
How can i do this in single step?

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  • selimovd's avatar
    selimovd
    4 years ago

    Hey Ali123 ,

     

    it doens't really work like that with variables. You cannot just replace a table with a variable and access the column.

    In general the following approach shoud work:

    Category =
DISTINCT (
    SELECTCOLUMNS (
        FILTER (
            telecom_customer_churn,
            telecom_customer_churn[churn Category] <> BLANK ()
        ),
        "churn Category", [churn Category]
    )
)

     

    For filtering CALCUALTETABLE is the better choice compared to FILTER, so would even use the following approach:

    Category =
DISTINCT (
    SELECTCOLUMNS (
        CALCULATETABLE (
            telecom_customer_churn,
            telecom_customer_churn[churn Category] <> BLANK ()
        ),
        "churn Category", [churn Category]
    )
)

     

    If you need any help please let me know.
    If I answered your question I would be happy if you could mark my post as a solution ✔️ and give it a thumbs up 👍

    Best regards
    Denis

    Blog: WhatTheFact.bi
    Follow me: twitter.com/DenSelimovic

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  • selimovd's avatar
    selimovd
    Most Valuable Professional
    4 years ago

    Hey Ali123 ,

     

    it doens't really work like that with variables. You cannot just replace a table with a variable and access the column.

    In general the following approach shoud work:

    Category =
DISTINCT (
    SELECTCOLUMNS (
        FILTER (
            telecom_customer_churn,
            telecom_customer_churn[churn Category] <> BLANK ()
        ),
        "churn Category", [churn Category]
    )
)

     

    For filtering CALCUALTETABLE is the better choice compared to FILTER, so would even use the following approach:

    Category =
DISTINCT (
    SELECTCOLUMNS (
        CALCULATETABLE (
            telecom_customer_churn,
            telecom_customer_churn[churn Category] <> BLANK ()
        ),
        "churn Category", [churn Category]
    )
)

     

    If you need any help please let me know.
    If I answered your question I would be happy if you could mark my post as a solution ✔️ and give it a thumbs up 👍

    Best regards
    Denis

    Blog: WhatTheFact.bi
    Follow me: twitter.com/DenSelimovic