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New2PowerBI
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Helper III

Concatenate Values (Where's Comma and Space)

I've concatenated values in Excel before but I can't seem to get a comma and space in between the values in Power BI.  Here is what I have:

Employee Name = CONCATENATE(KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01[lastname],KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01[firstname])

 

The values I pull are good, just need to figure out how to insert a comma and space after the [lastname]; I've tried " " and & in the function but get errors. 

 

🙂

 

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Phil_Seamark
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

You could try this :

 

Employee Name = CONCATENATE(CONCATENATE('KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01'[lastname],", "),'KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01'[firstname]) 

 

or

 

Employee Name = 'KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01'[lastname] & ", " & 'KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01'[firstname]

 

or

 

Do the transform in the Query Editor as per the previous suggestion


To learn more about DAX visit : aka.ms/practicalDAX

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GregB86
New Member

This works for me
firstandlast = CONCATENATE([Driver First Name]," "&[Driver Last Name])
Phil_Seamark
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

You could try this :

 

Employee Name = CONCATENATE(CONCATENATE('KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01'[lastname],", "),'KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01'[firstname]) 

 

or

 

Employee Name = 'KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01'[lastname] & ", " & 'KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01'[firstname]

 

or

 

Do the transform in the Query Editor as per the previous suggestion


To learn more about DAX visit : aka.ms/practicalDAX

Proud to be a Datanaut!

Thank you!!  All suggested solutions worked; thanks again!

Utilizando o suplemento Power Pivot, no Microsoft Excel 2016, você pode fazer isto:

 

=CONCATENATE(CONCATENATE('Tabela_1'[Campo_1];" - ");'Tabela_2'[Campo_2])

 

Utilize aspas ( " ), ao invés de apóstrofo ( ' ).

paulag
Advocate I
Advocate I

you can carry this step out in the query editor

 

add a custom column then the formula would be

KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01[lastname] &" , "&KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01[firstname]

 

This will yeild an M query that reads 

Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each [lastname]&" , "&[[firstname])

 

In the model you can also create a DAX column using the same as above.  Insert a custom column and use the formula(or expression) KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01[lastname] &" , "&KPL_HISTORYROSTER_01[firstname]

 

Hope that helps 

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