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dw700d
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Extract numerous Key words from sentences in a cloumn

I have a description column that contains descriptions of items. These descriptions are in a sentence format and contain one of over 30  key words.  A few of the key words are below. I would like to extract the key words from the description. For Example in the table below the Description for row 1 would only show MATCode and exclude the rest of the sentence. How can I accomplish this? I am open to doing it as a measure or in the query editor. whichever is most effective because I have over 30 key words

 

 

Key Words

MATCode

LNCMCA

LMTDWN

DECWEEM@AEEG

DECEESM@HDDC

DEFFMM@LKKDDI

DSFDFMM@SSSS

NfdIS@CffffVID-19@AffS37F

NgfgDIS@gdgdVID-19@A01S37F

 

 

PO Number

Descripton                                                     

1

Truck Lift MATCode update

2

Data LNCMCA Review

3

Update LMTDWN Analysis Integrity

4

DECWEEM@AEEG Modification

5

Title Revised DECEESM@HDDC

6

System Processor Technology DEFFMM@LKKDDI

7

DSFDFMM@SSSS Update

8

NfdIS@CffffVID-19@AffS37F Technology

9

NgfgDIS@gdgdVID-19@A01S37F

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Greg_Deckler
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@dw700d This is a variation on Text to Table. PBIX is attached below sig.

 

Keyword = 
    VAR __Separator = " "
    VAR __SearchText = MAX('Table'[Description])
    VAR __Len = LEN(__SearchText)
    VAR __Count = __Len - LEN(SUBSTITUTE(__SearchText,__Separator,"")) + 1
    VAR __Table = 
        SELECTCOLUMNS(
            ADDCOLUMNS(
                GENERATESERIES(1,__Count,1),
                "__Word",
                    VAR __Text = SUBSTITUTE(__SearchText,__Separator,"|",IF([Value]=1,1,[Value]-1))
                    VAR __Start =
                        SWITCH(TRUE(),
                            __Count = 1,1,
                            [Value] = 1,1,
                            FIND("|",__Text)+1
                        )
                    VAR __End = 
                        SWITCH(TRUE(),
                            __Count = 1,__Len,
                            [Value] = 1,FIND("|",__Text) - 1,
                            [Value] = __Count,__Len,
                            FIND(__Separator,__Text,__Start)-1
                        )
                    VAR __Word = MID(__Text,__Start,__End - __Start + 1)
                RETURN __Word
            ),
            "__Word", [__Word]
        )
    VAR __Keywords = INTERSECT(__Table,SELECTCOLUMNS('Keywords',"__Word",[Key Words]))
RETURN
    CONCATENATEX(__Keywords,[__Word],",")

 



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Greg_Deckler
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@dw700d This is a variation on Text to Table. PBIX is attached below sig.

 

Keyword = 
    VAR __Separator = " "
    VAR __SearchText = MAX('Table'[Description])
    VAR __Len = LEN(__SearchText)
    VAR __Count = __Len - LEN(SUBSTITUTE(__SearchText,__Separator,"")) + 1
    VAR __Table = 
        SELECTCOLUMNS(
            ADDCOLUMNS(
                GENERATESERIES(1,__Count,1),
                "__Word",
                    VAR __Text = SUBSTITUTE(__SearchText,__Separator,"|",IF([Value]=1,1,[Value]-1))
                    VAR __Start =
                        SWITCH(TRUE(),
                            __Count = 1,1,
                            [Value] = 1,1,
                            FIND("|",__Text)+1
                        )
                    VAR __End = 
                        SWITCH(TRUE(),
                            __Count = 1,__Len,
                            [Value] = 1,FIND("|",__Text) - 1,
                            [Value] = __Count,__Len,
                            FIND(__Separator,__Text,__Start)-1
                        )
                    VAR __Word = MID(__Text,__Start,__End - __Start + 1)
                RETURN __Word
            ),
            "__Word", [__Word]
        )
    VAR __Keywords = INTERSECT(__Table,SELECTCOLUMNS('Keywords',"__Word",[Key Words]))
RETURN
    CONCATENATEX(__Keywords,[__Word],",")

 



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@Greg_Deckler Thank you for this solution. I've managed to adjust it to my table but now I get an expression error on line 32 not a valid table expression. 

I'm sure I forgot a step just no idea what. 

 

I tried opening your keywords.pbix but unfortunately we using an older version and I don't have permission to upgrade.

@LeVa Hard to say, can you post your code?

 



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@Greg_Deckler I'm sorry I added a screenshot with the code, must have done something wrong there. 

This is what I have now. 

 

Keyword =
VAR __Separator = " "
VAR __SearchText = MAX('Servicedesk'[JobDescr])
VAR __Len = LEN(__SearchText)
VAR __Count = __Len - LEN(SUBSTITUTE(__SearchText,__Separator,"")) + 1
VAR __Table =
SELECTCOLUMNS(
ADDCOLUMNS(
GENERATESERIES(1,__Count,1),
"__Word",
VAR __Text = SUBSTITUTE(__SearchText,__Separator,"|",IF([Value]=1,1,[Value]-1))
VAR __Start =
SWITCH(TRUE(),
__Count = 1,1,
[Value] = 1,1,
FIND("|",__Text)+1
)
VAR __End =
SWITCH(TRUE(),
__Count = 1,__Len,
[Value] = 1,FIND("|",__Text) - 1,
[Value] = __Count,__Len,
FIND(__Separator,__Text,__Start)-1
)
VAR __Word = MID(__Text,__Start,__End - __Start + 1)
RETURN __Word
),
"__Word", [__word]
)
VAR __Keywords = INTERSECT(__Table,SELECTCOLUMNS('Servicedesk',"__Words", Servicedesk[JobDescr]))
RETURN
CONCATENATEX(__Keywords,[__Word],",")
 
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Thanks @Greg_Deckler for the prompt response I am not familiar with the text to table concept. What does this measure allow me to do?

@dw700d It extracts the keywords from the sentences and lists them. You can see it in action here:

Keywords - Microsoft Power BI Community

 

Pretty sure it does exactly what you want to be done. Basically the way it works, it converts the sentence into a table of words. It then INTERSECTS the table of words with the table of keywords. It then concatenates the results.



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