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Look up data and append to same row within table
Hello Experts,
I have an interesting use case where I have data contained in a table, but the data does not contain a certain level of information that I need for visualization purposes. I need to somehow search through the table based on one column and append the results of a different row to the original row. Bit hard to explain so here's an example:
I have the following data set:
| ID | Name | Friend ID |
| 1 | Alex | 3 |
| 2 | Joe | 3 |
| 3 | Bob | 1 |
| 4 | Phil | 2 |
| 5 | Mark | null |
I want to add a "Friend Name" column as such:
| ID | Name | Friend ID | FRIEND NAME |
| 1 | Alex | 3 | Bob |
| 2 | Joe | 3 | Bob |
| 3 | Bob | 1 | Alex |
| 4 | Phil | 2 | Joe |
| 5 | Mark | null | null |
However, I cannot figure out how to do this. The iterative process of looking at each row individually and then searching through the table is tripping me up.
Thanks for your help!
If you want the column in DAX, you can do as below: Say, your table is
Parent_Child_LookupFriend Name = LOOKUPVALUE(Parent_Child_Lookup[Name], Parent_Child_Lookup[ID], Parent_Child_Lookup[Friend ID], BLANK())
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If you want the column in DAX, you can do as below: Say, your table is
Parent_Child_LookupFriend Name = LOOKUPVALUE(Parent_Child_Lookup[Name], Parent_Child_Lookup[ID], Parent_Child_Lookup[Friend ID], BLANK())Glad to hear that it worked ! Thanks