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Look up DAX function for a search string

I am creating a DAX code to add a value from another table which statisfies the values supplied. I am trying to search for a text string. It says "A table of multiple values was supplied where a single value was expected.

 

PPR = LOOKUPVALUE('Account Team Member'[UserId],'Account Team Member'[AccountId],Account[Id],'Account Team Member'[TeamMemberRole],"Payroll processing representative")
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  • v-xicai's avatar
    v-xicai
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    The reason why this error occurs is that there is many to many relationship between the matched fields referred in LOOKUPVALUE function, and it is not caused by the text "Payroll processing representative".

    To resolve the issue, you can change the formula as follow:

     

     

    PPR =
CALCULATE (
    FIRSTNONBLANK ( 'Account Team Member'[UserId], 1 ),
    FILTER (
        ALLSELECTED ( 'Account Team Member' ),
        'Account Team Member'[AccountId] = Account[Id]
            && 'Account Team Member'[TeamMemberRole] = "Payroll processing representative"
    )
)

     

     

    Best Regards,

    Amy

     

    Community Support Team _ Amy

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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  • v-xicai's avatar
    v-xicai
    Community Support
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    The reason why this error occurs is that there is many to many relationship between the matched fields referred in LOOKUPVALUE function, and it is not caused by the text "Payroll processing representative".

    To resolve the issue, you can change the formula as follow:

     

     

    PPR =
CALCULATE (
    FIRSTNONBLANK ( 'Account Team Member'[UserId], 1 ),
    FILTER (
        ALLSELECTED ( 'Account Team Member' ),
        'Account Team Member'[AccountId] = Account[Id]
            && 'Account Team Member'[TeamMemberRole] = "Payroll processing representative"
    )
)

     

     

    Best Regards,

    Amy

     

    Community Support Team _ Amy

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      6 years ago

      Thank you. That worked.

  • mwegener's avatar
    mwegener
    Most Valuable Professional
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    the funktion retuns an error when the result_columnName is filtered down to more than on distict value.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/lookupvalue-function-dax

    Add the alternateResult parameter to find out which row creates the error.

     

    If I answered your question, please mark my post as solution, this will also help others.

    Please give Kudos for support.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      6 years ago

      mwegener Thank you for your response. I am eager to know if i am using the "text" correctly in lookup function