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bullius
Helper V
10 years ago
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If column contains values from column in another table...

Hello   I would like a column that shows whether or not a column in Table2 contains values that are in Table1.   Table1   Value New Column A TRUE B FALSE C TRUE D FALSE ...
  • KGrice's avatar
    10 years ago

    Hi bullius. If table 2 contains only unique values, you could relate the two tables on the Value column, and then use this formula for your New Column:

     

    New Column = NOT(ISBLANK(RELATED(Table2[Value])))

     

    You can also use the formula below, which will work with or without the relationship:

     

    New Column = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS(Table2), FILTER(Table2, Table2[Value]=Table1[Value])) > 0

     

    See this post for more information about how each method works.

  • jahida's avatar
    jahida
    10 years ago

    I know KGrice's formula worked but it does seem a tad clunky... you could consider this as a slightly cleaner alternative (since the CONTAINS function exists exactly for this purpose):

     

    Column = CONTAINS(Table2, Table2[Value], Table1[Value])