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FrederikAhring
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4 years ago
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Create a calculated column based on string start and length

Hi, i have a bunch of strings (serial numbers) and i want to categorize them accordingly with a new calculated column The lenght is important to me, only if the serial starts with AA. Really hope y...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Hi FrederikAhring ,

    You can create a calculated column as below to get it:

    Desired output =
IF (
    LEFT ( 'Table'[Input], 2 ) = "AA",
    IF ( LEN ( 'Table'[Input] ) <= 6, "AA-Short", "AA-Long" ),
    BLANK ()
)

    Best Regards

  • FrederikAhring's avatar
    FrederikAhring
    4 years ago

    Thanks a lot Anonymous.

    It seems to work perfectly

Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
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4 years ago

Hi FrederikAhring ,

You can create a calculated column as below to get it:

Desired output =
IF (
    LEFT ( 'Table'[Input], 2 ) = "AA",
    IF ( LEN ( 'Table'[Input] ) <= 6, "AA-Short", "AA-Long" ),
    BLANK ()
)

Best Regards

FrederikAhring's avatar
FrederikAhring
Frequent Visitor
4 years ago

Thanks a lot Anonymous.

It seems to work perfectly