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Krcmajster
Helper IV
Helper IV

CONTAINSSTING with multiple values from different column

I am trying to use column from one table as a slicer, to filter different table. Filter should be check if the value contains any of the selected values.

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I wanted to use count to filter if the count is greater or equal to one. 

I have the following measure that works if single value is selected but I am struguling to find a way to solve it when multiple values are selected:

CALCULATE (
    COUNT ( Data[Countries] ),
    FILTER ( Data, CONTAINSSTRING ( Data[Countries], VALUES( ( Slicer[Country] ) ) )
))



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Anonymous
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Hi @Krcmajster ,

 

Agree with @amitchandak .

Please transform the table to:

Eyelyn9_0-1652755347529.png

Here is the whole M syntax

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WcvR1DfJ0dgzWUXD1dXVUitUBCgU4OmPl6ijAVIMl4CqgcmB1CBWxAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Countries = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Countries", type text}}),
    #"Duplicated Column" = Table.DuplicateColumn(#"Changed Type", "Countries", "Countries - Copy"),
    #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Duplicated Column",{{"Countries - Copy", "Country"}}),
    #"Split Column by Delimiter" = Table.ExpandListColumn(Table.TransformColumns(#"Renamed Columns", {{"Country", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(",", QuoteStyle.Csv), let itemType = (type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true] in type {itemType}}}), "Country"),
    #"Trimmed Text" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Split Column by Delimiter",{{"Country", Text.Trim, type text}})
in
    #"Trimmed Text"

Then createa measures:

If contains = IF(MAX('Data'[Country]) in ALLSELECTED(Slicer[Country]),1,0)
Filter = 
var _t=ADDCOLUMNS('Data',"Flag",[If contains])
return SUMX(FILTER(_t,[Countries]=MAX('Data'[Countries])),[Flag])

Output:

Eyelyn9_1-1652756305970.png

Best Regards,
Eyelyn Qin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi @Krcmajster ,

 

Agree with @amitchandak .

Please transform the table to:

Eyelyn9_0-1652755347529.png

Here is the whole M syntax

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WcvR1DfJ0dgzWUXD1dXVUitUBCgU4OmPl6ijAVIMl4CqgcmB1CBWxAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Countries = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Countries", type text}}),
    #"Duplicated Column" = Table.DuplicateColumn(#"Changed Type", "Countries", "Countries - Copy"),
    #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Duplicated Column",{{"Countries - Copy", "Country"}}),
    #"Split Column by Delimiter" = Table.ExpandListColumn(Table.TransformColumns(#"Renamed Columns", {{"Country", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(",", QuoteStyle.Csv), let itemType = (type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true] in type {itemType}}}), "Country"),
    #"Trimmed Text" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Split Column by Delimiter",{{"Country", Text.Trim, type text}})
in
    #"Trimmed Text"

Then createa measures:

If contains = IF(MAX('Data'[Country]) in ALLSELECTED(Slicer[Country]),1,0)
Filter = 
var _t=ADDCOLUMNS('Data',"Flag",[If contains])
return SUMX(FILTER(_t,[Countries]=MAX('Data'[Countries])),[Flag])

Output:

Eyelyn9_1-1652756305970.png

Best Regards,
Eyelyn Qin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Krcmajster , I doubt searching multiple values as a table. Better to split the country in the table into multiple rows in power query

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