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akhaliq7
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Post Prodigy

M Language: Access an element of a parameter list while filtering by text

Would like to filter by three elements in my parameter list:

 

parameter list

departments: admin, sales, marketing

 

m language:

= Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type", each ([Department] = ? or [Department] = ? or [Department] = ?))

 

for example, when coding in javascript I would use:

 

department[0]

department[1]

department[2]

 

what can I use in M language?

 

also don't want to hardcode as the values may change in the future in the parameter list

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akhaliq7
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Post Prodigy

For my specific issue this can solved by using the or and creating more than one parameter, or in my case I created one parameter and hardcoded one value as that extra value was only to be used in one report,

= Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type",each ([Department] = Department or [Department] = "Admin"))

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akhaliq7
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Post Prodigy

For my specific issue this can solved by using the or and creating more than one parameter, or in my case I created one parameter and hardcoded one value as that extra value was only to be used in one report,

= Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type",each ([Department] = Department or [Department] = "Admin"))

Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @akhaliq7  please refer to the linked tutorial, it seems exactly what you need:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFqlfSckc5s

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other

members find it more quickly

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

This is not what I would like to achieve, I am looking for syntax that I can then use in my M Language, e.g. if I could access elements 2 & 3 in the parameter list which is  sales and marketing I would like to change my m language to be the following:

m language:

= Table.SelectRows(#"Changed Type", each ([Department] = Department[1] or [Department] = Department[2]  ))

 

Parameter List

 

Department

Values

    Admin

    Sales

    Marketing

 

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