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baaaailey
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Help converting DAX column into Power Query

Hi All - I created some DAX custom columns to later use reference tables for a bridge, without realizing that they could not be used in Power Query. I am not as familiar with PQ yet as I am with DAX syntax, and could use some help with transferring them over to power query formulas. I have 2 tables with 3 DAX columns within each table that I used to clean-up some of the data and format.

Here is the first table's DAX Columns:

Table 1: vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine

DAX 1: TrimmedSalesOrderId = TRIM(vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine[Sales order ID])

DAX 2:  

SalesOrderId = IF(LEFT(vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine[TrimmedSalesOrderId],5)="1900-",REPLACE(vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine[TrimmedSalesOrderId],1,5,""),IF(LEFT(vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine[TrimmedSalesOrderId],3)<>"SO0","SO0"&vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine[TrimmedSalesOrderId],vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine[TrimmedSalesOrderId]))

DAX 3:

SalesOrderLineKey = vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine[SalesOrderId]&"-"&vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine[Item ID]
 
Table 2: Complaints
DAX 1: 
CleanSalesOrderId = IF(LEFT(Complaints[SO__c],2)="00",REPLACE(Complaints[SO__c],1,2,"SO0"),IF(LEFT(Complaints[SO__c],4)="SO00",REPLACE(Complaints[SO__c],1,4,"SO0"),IF(LEFT(Complaints[SO__c],3)<>"SO0","SO0"&Complaints[SO__c],Complaints[SO__c])))
DAX 2: 
SalesOrderIdKey = if(left(Complaints[CleanSalesOrderId],4)="SO00",REPLACE(Complaints[CleanSalesOrderId],1,4,"SO0"),if(left(Complaints[CleanSalesOrderId],6)="SO0SO0",REPLACE(Complaints[CleanSalesOrderId],1,6,"SO0"),Complaints[CleanSalesOrderId]))
DAX 3:
SalesOrderItemKey = IF(Complaints[Product_Name__c]="MULTIPLE", Complaints[SalesOrderIdKey],if(Complaints[Product_Name__c]<>"",Complaints[SalesOrderIdKey]&"-"&Complaints[Product_Name__c],Complaints[SalesOrderIdKey]))
 
Please let me know if you need any other information that I'm missing to help me with this, Much Appreciated!
 
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v-yalanwu-msft
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Hi, @baaaailey ;

Table 1: vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine

DAX 1: add custom column

 

=Text.Combine(List.Select(Text.Split([Sales order ID]," "), each _<>"")," ")

 

vyalanwumsft_2-1666147323856.png

DAX 2:  

 

=if Text.Middle([TrimmedSalesOrderId],0,5) ="1900-" then Text.AfterDelimiter([TrimmedSalesOrderId], "1900-")
else if Text.Middle([TrimmedSalesOrderId],0,3) ="SO0" 
then [TrimmedSalesOrderId]
else "SO0"&[TrimmedSalesOrderId]

 

vyalanwumsft_3-1666148118353.png

DAX 3:

 

=[SalesOrderId]&"-"&[Item ID]

 

Table 2: Complaints
DAX 1: 
if Text.Middle([SO__c],0,2) ="00" then 
    "SO0"& Text.Middle([SO__c],2,99999) 
else if  Text.Middle([SO__c],0,4) ="SO00" then
      "SO0"& Text.Middle([SO__c],4,99999)
else if Text.Middle([SO__c],0,3) <>"SO0" then
      "SO0"& [SO__c]
      else [SO__c]
     


Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yalan Wu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-yalanwu-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @baaaailey ;

Table 1: vw_Fact_SalesOrderLine

DAX 1: add custom column

 

=Text.Combine(List.Select(Text.Split([Sales order ID]," "), each _<>"")," ")

 

vyalanwumsft_2-1666147323856.png

DAX 2:  

 

=if Text.Middle([TrimmedSalesOrderId],0,5) ="1900-" then Text.AfterDelimiter([TrimmedSalesOrderId], "1900-")
else if Text.Middle([TrimmedSalesOrderId],0,3) ="SO0" 
then [TrimmedSalesOrderId]
else "SO0"&[TrimmedSalesOrderId]

 

vyalanwumsft_3-1666148118353.png

DAX 3:

 

=[SalesOrderId]&"-"&[Item ID]

 

Table 2: Complaints
DAX 1: 
if Text.Middle([SO__c],0,2) ="00" then 
    "SO0"& Text.Middle([SO__c],2,99999) 
else if  Text.Middle([SO__c],0,4) ="SO00" then
      "SO0"& Text.Middle([SO__c],4,99999)
else if Text.Middle([SO__c],0,3) <>"SO0" then
      "SO0"& [SO__c]
      else [SO__c]
     


Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yalan Wu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Thank you very much! With your help in the previous conversions from DAX to power query, I tried to do the last 2 DAX columns from the Complaints table, but am getting an error.

if 
 Text.Middle([CleanSalesOrderId],0,4) ="SO00" 
  then 
   "SO0"& Text.Middle([CleanSalesOrderId],4,"SO00") 
else 
  if  
   Text.Middle([CleanSalesOrderId],0,6) ="SO0SO0" 
    then
     "SO0"& Text.Middle([CleanSalesOrderId],6,"SO0SO0")
       else 
 [CleanSalesOrderId]

 

Expression.Error: We cannot convert the value "SO00" to type Number.
Details:
Value=SO00
Type=[Type]

 

 

Can you see why I am getting this error? The column is of type Text. 

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