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Alex_0201
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How to provide expansion/explanation of abbreviations in columns

Hi, 

I have several columns that pull data from an SQl db, and the data is text data type and represent certain abbreviations. What's the best way to make this data understandable for an end-user, to expand these abbreviations? 

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amitchandak
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@Alex_0201 , You need to have a table that provides a description of that.

Or create a calculated column using the switch

 

New Column =

Switch (True(),

[column] ="AB","ABC BCD",

[column] ="CD","CBA DFE",

// More condition

"GHT"

)

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