Concatenate columns where column name is dynamic

[Anonymous]

I am trying to solve the problem of having joins between tables being dynamic.

To do this my thinking is that the join would be based on a column called uniquID but that column itself will be the result of a DAX formula.

The DAX formula needs to do a look up on another table to find out what are the fields that make up the unique ID and then go back to the main table, find those columns, and do a concatenation to come up with the uniqueID.

Is this possible?

Update:

Sample data below. I want to create the UniqueID column using DAX, The DAX needs to do a look up to a setttings table to determine which fields it should concaternate. There are two ways I could think of, of laying out the setttings table.

Main Table

A	B	C	D	UniqueID
123	1	C	D1	1231D1
123	1	C	D2	1231D2
456	2	C	D3	4562D3
456	2	C	D1	4562D1

Settings Table

Table	UniqueID fields
MainTable	A
MainTable	B
MainTable	D

Alternative settings table

Table	UniqueFIeld1	UniqueFIeld2	UniqueFIeld3	UniqueFIeld4	UniqueFIeld5
MainTable	A	B	D

[v-lili6-msft]

hi, @Anonymous

Based on my test, you could try this way as below:

Step1:

In Edit Queries, Add an index column for main table and then duplicate the main table.

Step2:

Select column A, B, C, D column Then unpivot it.

Step3:

Merge it with the settings table by Attribute column

Step4:

Expand the table and filter null value

Step5:

Close&Apply

Then create the relationship between main table and dup main table

Step6:

Use this formula to add a calculate column

UniqueID = CONCATENATEX(RELATEDTABLE('Dup Main table'),'Dup Main table'[Value],,'Dup Main table'[Attribute])

Result:

here is pbxi file, please try it.

Best Regards,

Lin

[Anonymous]

Thanks - I finally got round to reviewing this solution, I think it might work but the duiplication of the main table is not ideal, especialyl if the main table is rather large. Wil see if I can find any better solution else will awrd this the points.

[Greg_Deckler]

Maybe. Sample/example data would really help here. Please see this post regarding How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490