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Anonymous
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Concatenate values having a same category

Hello, 

 

I would like to concatenate values having the same category by "-"

 

Input : 

CategoryValues
Ared
Aorange
Ayellow
Byellow
Cgreen

 

Expected Output : 

 

CategoryValues
Ared - orange - yellow
Byellow
Cgreen

 

Thanks in advance

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

You could create a calculated column:

Column = CONCATENATEX(FILTER('Table','Table'[Category]=EARLIER('Table'[Category])),'Table'[Values],"-")

vjaywmsft_0-1653298741027.png

 

Best Regards,

Jay

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

You could create a calculated column:

Column = CONCATENATEX(FILTER('Table','Table'[Category]=EARLIER('Table'[Category])),'Table'[Values],"-")

vjaywmsft_0-1653298741027.png

 

Best Regards,

Jay

ribisht17
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous 

 

This is explained here

Pre Concatenate List of Values in Power BI using Power Query - RADACAD

 

Regards,

Ritesh

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous , Create a new measure and use that with Category

 

concatenatex(Table, [Values], " - ")

 

refer video Power BI Abstract Thesis Episode 72: Concatenate Text- Measure, DAX Table, and Power Query Table

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAh3tz1qo24

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