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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
Solved! Go to Solution.
Try:
Column =
IF (
'Table'[Assigned] = BLANK (),
BLANK (),
DIVIDE (
LEN ( 'Table'[Assigned] )
- LEN ( SUBSTITUTE ( 'Table'[Assigned], "ASSIGNED", BLANK () ) ),
8
)
)
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I am having trouble deciphering your column headers and their values. Please format as table or provide datafile sample.
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@ChrisMendoza, Thank you for checking in. Hope this helps
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jtasi1b8cu6mdi6/PBI%20Forum.xlsx?dl=0
Try:
Column =
IF (
'Table'[Assigned] = BLANK (),
BLANK (),
DIVIDE (
LEN ( 'Table'[Assigned] )
- LEN ( SUBSTITUTE ( 'Table'[Assigned], "ASSIGNED", BLANK () ) ),
8
)
)
Proud to be a Super User!
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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