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If Duplicate Value In Column vs Distinct Occurrence
Good evening Power BI Community!
In the Query Editor, I'm trying to create a new custom column to do the following:
If the data in Column A only occurs once in that column, then show me what is in Column D, if the data point in Column A has a duplication in that column, then produce string "Multiple".
Note limitation: Removing duplicates in Column A is not an option in our case.
What would you suggest I use as the DAX formula here?
Please advise? Thank you kindly,
Audrey
Hello and thank you everyone for your late night help!
It was definitely much appreciated. :D
In case you're wondering, the approach I took that did the trick was as follows:
SOLUTION = IF (CALCULATE (HASONEVALUE(SOLUTION[COLUMNB]),ALLEXCEPT(SOLUTION,SOLUTION[COLUMNA]) )=TRUE,SOLUTION[COLUMND],"Multiple")
Thank you all and I hope you have a lovely weekend!
Audrey
5 Replies
Hey,
this DAX statement creates a calculated column in your table
var whatsincolumnD = 'yourtable'[ColumnD] return IF( CALCULATE( COUNTROWS('yourtable') ,ALLEXCEPT('yourtable', 'yourtable'[ColumnA]) ) >1 ,whatsincolumnD ,"Multiple" )Hopefully this is what you are looking for
Regards
Tom
Hello Tom,
Thank you for taking the time to respond!
I'm not familiar with DAX at all but am wondering, should I still use this formula even though I'm not trying to calculate anything?
Audrey
Hi,
Try this
=IF(CALCULATE(COUNTROWS(Data),FILTER(Data,Data[Heading1]=EARLIER(Data[Heading1])))>1,"Multiple",Data[Heading])
I have assumed that the Table name is Data and heading of column A id Heading1. Also, the data type of entries in the heading column has been assumed as text.
Hi,in Query Editor you can do it following these steps:
Let mw know if you need more help
Regards
Victor
Lima - Peru
Hello and thank you everyone for your late night help!
It was definitely much appreciated. :D
In case you're wondering, the approach I took that did the trick was as follows:
SOLUTION = IF (CALCULATE (HASONEVALUE(SOLUTION[COLUMNB]),ALLEXCEPT(SOLUTION,SOLUTION[COLUMNA]) )=TRUE,SOLUTION[COLUMND],"Multiple")
Thank you all and I hope you have a lovely weekend!
Audrey
