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furg42
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Containsstring between 2 Tables

Hello,

i have the following situation:

Table A:

IDDescriptionCategory (measured row with DAX)
01this is a audi car 
02yellow mercedes 
03an red apple  

 

Table B:

KeywordsCategory
audiCar
mercedesCar
appleFruit

 

Know I want to do the following: 

Read each data in Table A[Description] and look for certain strings and compare it with the values in Table B[Keywords]. 

If the description contains a word from Keywords, insert the value in Table B[Category] to Table A[Category]

 

Expected result:

Table A:

IDDescriptionCategory (measured row)
01this is a audi carCar
02yellow mercedesCar
03an red apple Fruit

 

Can someone help me?

 

Thanks!

Best

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danextian
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Hi @furg42 ,

 

Have a look at the attached pbix. It doesn't necessarily address your use case but can help you get started.





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Ashish_Mathur
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Super User

Hi,

This calculated column formula in Table A works.

Hope this helps.

Ashish_Mathur_0-1713671865128.png

Category = FIRSTNONBLANK(FILTER(VALUES('Table B'[Keywords]),SEARCH('Table B'[Keywords],'Table A'[Description],1,0)),1)

Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/

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Ashish_Mathur
Super User
Super User

Hi,

This calculated column formula in Table A works.

Hope this helps.

Ashish_Mathur_0-1713671865128.png

Category = FIRSTNONBLANK(FILTER(VALUES('Table B'[Keywords]),SEARCH('Table B'[Keywords],'Table A'[Description],1,0)),1)

Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/
danextian
Super User
Super User

Hi @furg42 ,

 

Have a look at the attached pbix. It doesn't necessarily address your use case but can help you get started.





Dane Belarmino | Microsoft MVP | Proud to be a Super User!

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!


"Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand."
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