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Hey guys,
What is the equavalent of 'like' function of SQL in Power BI DAX.
My USER ID data item sometimes contains more/less than 8 digits, but I want to get just the list of the ones that have 8 digits.
Which function can help me with that?
Thanks,
Sona
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@Anonymous , You can refer to these three
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/containsstring-function-dax
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/search-function-dax
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/find-function-dax
For just 8 digits you can use len
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/len-function-dax
@Anonymous , You can refer to these three
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/containsstring-function-dax
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/search-function-dax
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/find-function-dax
For just 8 digits you can use len
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