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Anonymous
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Contain DAX, can any1 tell what's wrong with it?

any1 know what's wrong with this DAX? 

 

Source = if(CONTAINS('Category-DataFlagType','Category-DataFlagType'[Type],"A"),"A",if(contains('Category-DataFlagType','Category-DataFlagType'[Type],"B"),"B",if(contains('Category-DataFlagType','Category-DataFlagType'[Type],"C"),"C",if(CONTAINS('Category-DataFlagType','Category-DataFlagType'[Type],"M"),"M","Other"))))

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Hi @Anonymous

 

How about this version?

 

Source = SWITCH (
                TRUE(),
                FIND("A",'Category-DataFlagType'[Type],,0)>0,"A1",
                FIND("B",'Category-DataFlagType'[Type],,0)>0,"B1",
                FIND("C",'Category-DataFlagType'[Type],,0)>0,"C1",
                FIND("M",'Category-DataFlagType'[Type],,0)>0,"M1",
                ---- ELSE -----
                "OTHER")

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

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Phil_Seamark
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Anonymous

 

You could try this approach

 

Source = IF(
            'Category-DataFlagType'[Type] IN (
                                         {"A","B","C","M"}
                                            ),
              'Category-DataFlagType'[Type],
              "Other"
              ) 

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

Proud to be a Datanaut!

Anonymous
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@Phil_Seamark sorry, i maybe misleading, i actually want if value contain "A", then "A1", if value contain "B", then, "B1"....else "Other"

 

thanks

 

Hi @Anonymous

 

How about this version?

 

Source = SWITCH (
                TRUE(),
                FIND("A",'Category-DataFlagType'[Type],,0)>0,"A1",
                FIND("B",'Category-DataFlagType'[Type],,0)>0,"B1",
                FIND("C",'Category-DataFlagType'[Type],,0)>0,"C1",
                FIND("M",'Category-DataFlagType'[Type],,0)>0,"M1",
                ---- ELSE -----
                "OTHER")

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

Proud to be a Datanaut!

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