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OKgo
Helper IV
Helper IV

DAX help with LEN & SUBSTITUTE

I have a formula that works great in Excel,

IF([@[Assigned]]="","",(LEN([@[Assigned]])-LEN(SUBSTITUTE([@[Assigned]],"ASSIGNED","")))/8"))

 

Example entry from Table[Assigned]:

ASSIGNED_Material ID 123- 600010 - Lot: 4444 (31-Aug-2018), ASSIGNED_Material ID 333- 6023 - Lot: 3133 (31-Aug-2019)

 

LEN count ASSIGNED = 16 characters divided by the amount of letters in ASSIGNED = answer = 2

 

I am struggling with the DAX equivilant

=
IF (
    Table[Assigned] = BLANK (),
    BLANK (),
    (
        LEN ( Table[Assigned] )
            - LEN (
                SUBSTITUTE ( Table[Assigned], "ASSIGNED", BLANK () ) / 8)
            )
    )
)

Tips greatly apprecaited

 

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

@OKgo,

 

Try:

Column =
IF (
    'Table'[Assigned] = BLANK (),
    BLANK (),
    DIVIDE (
        LEN ( 'Table'[Assigned] )
            - LEN ( SUBSTITUTE ( 'Table'[Assigned], "ASSIGNED", BLANK () ) ),
        8
    )
)





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ChrisMendoza
Resident Rockstar
Resident Rockstar

@OKgo,

 

I am having trouble deciphering your column headers and their values. Please format as table or provide datafile sample.






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@OKgo,

 

Try:

Column =
IF (
    'Table'[Assigned] = BLANK (),
    BLANK (),
    DIVIDE (
        LEN ( 'Table'[Assigned] )
            - LEN ( SUBSTITUTE ( 'Table'[Assigned], "ASSIGNED", BLANK () ) ),
        8
    )
)





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Its beautiful! Thank you @ChrisMendoza

OKgo
Helper IV
Helper IV

In early construction of the Dax formula this error popped up from time to time but then dissappeared.
Calculation error in column 'Table[Assigned]" xxxx of type text to type number

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