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Hi
I am looking to understand how i can count the number of rows in a column where the string value does not fully match but contains the string specified in the function.
For example, this is one of the cells in my dataset. ["TEN010 - Postcode","TEN008 - Address 5","TEN002 - Name"]. If i wanted to count the row if it contained the word "Postcode" in it, how would i go about doing this as the cell does have the word postcode in it, but it's only a small part of the entrie cell?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Nathan
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HI @Anonymous ,
Try creating a measure
HI @Anonymous ,
Try creating a measure
@Anonymous , Not very clear , you can use search or contains string
Example of column
if(search("Postcode",Table[column1],1,0)>0,1,0)
if(CONTAINSSTRING(Table[column1],"Postcode"),1,0)
Refer : https://www.poweredsolutions.co/2019/03/26/fuzzy-matching-in-power-bi-power-query/
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