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joehasthisname
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How to split a column and sort outcome by column?

Hello - I understand the question is vague but I'm not entirely sure how to ask it in detail. Thank you in advance for any assistance. I am trying to split a column that lists regions, separated by a semicolon. My list looks something like:

 

Person 1United States of America; Asia; EMEA; Canada
Person 2Asia; Canada
Person 3Europe
Person 4United States of America; Europe; Asia
Person 5Europe; Canada
Person 6Europe; APAC

 

And the desired outcome would be as such (bold for column headers) - an alternate would be for the data to say "true" for each relevant column:

 

 United States of AmericaAsiaEuropeEMEACanadaAPAC
Person 1United States of AmericaAsia EMEACanada 
Person 2 Asia  Canada 
Person 3  Europe   
Person 4United States of AmericaAsiaEurope   
Person 5  Europe Canada 
Person 6  Europe  APAC
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Ahmedx
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Based on your description, I created data to reproduce your scenario. The pbix file is attached in the end.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiUZ0Ws7G26Rh1Vt8uY9RlqN7o9N?e=48zutj

 

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.

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Ahmedx
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Super User

Based on your description, I created data to reproduce your scenario. The pbix file is attached in the end.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiUZ0Ws7G26Rh1Vt8uY9RlqN7o9N?e=48zutj

 

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.

Screen Capture #973.pngScreen Capture #974.pngScreen Capture #975.pngScreen Capture #976.png

 

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