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Hi everyone,
I am having some trouble with implementing a measure.
Essentially, I want PowerBI to see if there is a certain string in each link, and if so, return a value.
For example, using the sample below:
Table: Website
| Link |
| /penguins/123123 |
| /koala/345333 |
| /koala/345333 |
| /penguins/123123 |
| /gorilla/500222 |
| /gorilla/500222 |
| /fish/988933 |
If a URL contains
Penguins = PEN
Koala = KOA
Gorilla = GOR
FISH = FIS
I want the output to return:
| Link | Type of website |
| /penguins/123123 | PEN |
| /koala/345333 | KOA |
| /koala/345333 | KOA |
| /penguins/123123 | PEN |
| /gorilla/500222 | GOR |
| /gorilla/500222 | GOR |
| /fish/988933 | FIS |
I know you can use the SWITCH function, or the IF Function with CONTAINSSTRING if I was to create a column (which I can't because we use direct query). I also know to get the ^ above output, I need to add some row context, but I can't identify an iterator function that would be appropriate.
Is there a solution here? or should I rebuild by using IMPORT and then add columns.
Thank you very much! Would appreciate any clear instructions as I'm a PowerBI newbie.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Found the solution
Agent =
VAR selectedrow =
SELECTEDVALUE('website'[link])
RETURN
SWITCH (
TRUE (),
ISERROR ( FIND ( "penguins", selectedrow ) ) <> TRUE (), "PEN",
ISERROR ( FIND ( "gorilla", selectedrow ) ) <> TRUE (), "GOR",
)
Found the solution
Agent =
VAR selectedrow =
SELECTEDVALUE('website'[link])
RETURN
SWITCH (
TRUE (),
ISERROR ( FIND ( "penguins", selectedrow ) ) <> TRUE (), "PEN",
ISERROR ( FIND ( "gorilla", selectedrow ) ) <> TRUE (), "GOR",
)
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