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Hi everyone, someone could support me in telling me how I can concatenate two columns if I am using the Direct Query connection mode, and it does not let me use CONCATENATE, what would be the option?
I appreciate your support.
Plase look at the modeling limitations when we are in DQ
But try this calculation:
New Column = 'Table'[Column1] & " | " & 'Table'[Column2]
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