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Anonymous
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Column reference from a String

Hi

 

Is there a Dax funtion to get a string interpreted as a column reference. I have a column reference 'Project'[name]. If I create a string =  "'Project'" & "[name]" How do I get Dax to interpret the string as a column reference. 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous 

I am so sorry that I don't fully understand what you mean .

Could you provide some data or sample that can explain the needs you want ? It may help us to deal with the issue easier .

 

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Community Support Team _ Ailsa Tao

 

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amitchandak
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@Anonymous , Based on what I got

 

string = "Project" & [Name]

 

string = "'Project'" & [Name]

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