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novel
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DYNAMIC RLS Setup based of SEARCH STRING Function

I have two tables, Table A and Table B.

  • Table A contains a column with primary keys assigned to specific users.

    • USER1: abcd-efg-hij
    • USER2: efg-hij-klm
    • USER1: jdgd-fgsy-jdsfs

    A single user can have multiple unique keys.

  • Table B contains keys that originate from Table A but with added extensions. For example:

    • abcd-efg-hij-kjfekbk-djbbjf-mnjd → CHINA
    • abcd-efg-hij → AUSTRIA
    • efg-hijwrd-sajd-wqeye → INDIA
    • efg-hij-klm-sdfbksdb-dfshd → MEXICO
    • hij-klm → BRAZIL
    • hij-klm-kbfekbfk → CHILE

Goal

I want to set up Row-Level Security (RLS) so that when a user logs in:

  1. Table A filters the keys based on the assigned user.
  2. Table B should be filtered to include any rows where the key contains a partial match with the keys from Table A.

Example

If USER1 has the key abcd-efg-hij in Table A, then Table B should be filtered to include:

  • abcd-efg-hij-kjfekbk-djbbjf-mnjd → CHINA
  • abcd-efg-hij → AUSTRIA

 

I used `CONTAINSSTRING`, but the `MAX` function restricts the search to a single key at a time, preventing the expected outcome. It worked fine when a user had only one key, but for users with multiple keys, it only considers the maximum value, causing incorrect filtering.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Filter_Territory_Keys =

VAR _user_terr =
    CALCULATE(
        MAX(TABLE_A[KEY]),
        TABLE_A[EMAIL] = USERPRINCIPALNAME()
    )

VAR _filter_for_str =
    CONTAINSSTRING(
        MAX(TABLE_B[KEY]),
        _user_terr
    )

RETURN
IF( _filter_for_str, MAX(TABLE_B[COUNTRY]), BLANK())
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please suggest any possible solution. 
2 REPLIES 2
Anonymous
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Hi @novel ,

 

Pls has your problem been solved? If so, accept the reply as a solution. This will make it easier for the future people to find the answer quickly.
If not, please provide a more detailed description.
Best Regards,
Stephen Tao

 

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

Use GENERATE to iterate dynamically over all strings.

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