Contains Operator in a Measure

[actzikas]

Is there a way you can use a contains like operator in a measure? 

What I am trying to do here is filter all activity types that CONTAINS "Call" 

Number of Calls = CALCULATE(Count('Renewal Activity (Offsite Data)'[Activity Type]), FILTER('Renewal Activity (Offsite Data)', 'Renewal Activity (Offsite Data)'[Activity Type] CONTAINS "Call" ))

[Tahreem24]

@actzikas 

 Create 2 fields to accomplish your requirement:

Calculated Column = SEARCH("Call",'Renewal Activity'[Activity Type],1,0)

Measure = CALCULATE(COUNT('Renewal Activity'[Offsite Data]),[Calcualted Column],'Renewal Activity'[Activity Type])

I have created sample for

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[v-kelly-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @actzikas ，

First you need to create a calculated column to check whether the selected line has the value you need:

Column = CONTAINSSTRING('Renewal Activity (Offsite Data)'[Activity Type],"Call")

Then you can calculate the numbers of calls using a measure:

Measure = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS(Renewal Activity (Offsite Data)),'Renewal Activity (Offsite Data)'[Column]=True())

Finally it will show similarly to my sample data as below:

Best Regards,

Kelly

[Tahreem24]

You can use contains dax function and syntax is given below:
CONTAINS(<table>, <columnName>, <value>[, <columnName>, <value>]…)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/contains-function-dax

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[actzikas]

Yes, I saw that article but how would you use it in the above example I created?

I tried 

Number of Calls = CALCULATE(Count('Renewal Activity (Offsite Data)'[Activity Type]), Contains('Renewal Activity (Offsite Data)', 'Renewal Activity (Offsite Data)'[Activity Type] = "Call" ))

And that didn't work @Tahreem24