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vat2do
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Helper III

How to create new column using existing columns with a condition

Hope you have a good day,

 

I need to create a new column based on existing column but to combine some cell values with text datatype into a different text value.  

fo example, i have a column name Category having 1000 cells showing different text values, i want to create new column but need to change the text of cells "ABC" and "DEF" into one text value like "XYZ".

 

Thanks in Advance

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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I tried to create a sample pbix file like below, and please check whether it suits your dataset.

I hope the below can provide some ideas on how to create a solution for your dataset.

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file.

 

Picture1.png

 

New column CC = 
SWITCH (
    TRUE (),
    CONTAINSSTRING ( Data[Category], "ABC" ), SUBSTITUTE ( Data[Category], "ABC", "XYZ" ),
    CONTAINSSTRING ( Data[Category], "DEF" ), SUBSTITUTE ( Data[Category], "DEF", "XYZ" ),
    Data[Category]
)

 


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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I tried to create a sample pbix file like below, and please check whether it suits your dataset.

I hope the below can provide some ideas on how to create a solution for your dataset.

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file.

 

Picture1.png

 

New column CC = 
SWITCH (
    TRUE (),
    CONTAINSSTRING ( Data[Category], "ABC" ), SUBSTITUTE ( Data[Category], "ABC", "XYZ" ),
    CONTAINSSTRING ( Data[Category], "DEF" ), SUBSTITUTE ( Data[Category], "DEF", "XYZ" ),
    Data[Category]
)

 


If this post helps, then please consider accepting it as the solution to help other members find it faster, and give a big thumbs up.


Click here to visit my LinkedIn page

Click here to schedule a short Teams meeting to discuss your question.

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