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Joining First Name and Last Name into One Field within Same Table

‎09-06-2018 04:23 AM

What is the best way to join two columns (FName with LName) to create a new field (Name)?

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javi0unavailabl
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‎09-06-2018 04:31 AM

Try creating new column and in the DAX bar type:

 

Name = Table1[fname] & " " & Table1[lname]

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javi0unavailabl
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Resolver II

‎09-06-2018 04:31 AM

Try creating new column and in the DAX bar type:

 

Name = Table1[fname] & " " & Table1[lname]
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Markzolotoy
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In response to javi0unavailabl

‎05-24-2021 01:33 AM

Is it still working in 2021?

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jcastr02
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In response to javi0unavailabl

‎09-17-2019 08:36 AM

This worked for me, thanks!

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