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LukaszKoper
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6 years ago
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Changing text to formula

Hello,     With substring function i changed text from "6x40HQ,1x20" to "6*76+1*33". Now I would like to execute this "6*76+1*33" as a formula.   Best Regards, Lukasz Koper
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  • camargos88's avatar
    camargos88
    6 years ago

    Hi LukaszKoper ,

     

    Try this one for a custom column:

    Expression.Evaluate(Text.Replace([Column1], """", ""))

     

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LukaszKoper
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6 years ago

To elaborate I have a column (container-typ) imported from excel that has values like:

20

40

40HQ

40HC

4x40HQ,1x20

 

Those are types of containers and f.e container type 20 has volume of 33 m^3, 40HQ has volume of 76m^3

 

In DAX I use this querry

 

SUBSTITUTE (SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE( SUBSTITUTE ([Container-typ], "x", "*"),"20", 33),"40HQ",76),"40HC",76),"40",67),",","+"),"LCL",""),"DDP","")

 

 

to change container type to the volume it has and change expresions like 4x40HQ,1x20 to somethig that looks like formula 4*76+1*33.

In Custom Column I would have to use powerquerry-m. My question is how to change DAX querry to powerquerry-m to get the same effect and how to then run it like a formula?

 

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LukaszKoper
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6 years ago

Ok got it Thank You camargos88 !
I used custom columns, first with this querry 

 
=Text.Replace (Text.Replace(Text.Replace(Text.Replace(Text.Replace(Text.Replace(Text.Replace( Text.Replace ([#"Container#(lf)-typ"], "x", "*"),"20", "33"),"40HQ","76"),"40HC","76"),"40","67"),",","+"),"LCL",""),"DDP","")


then this querry

=Expression.Evaluate(Text.Replace([Volume],"""",""))