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E12345
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Need a DAX function or a Custom Visual to Allow Users to Do a Multiple Word Search on a Large Field.

Hi, 

 

Need a DAX function or a Custom Visual to Allow Users to Do a Multiple Word Search on a Large Field (the text field length varies from as short as one sentence to as long as a page). The user should be able to do a partial keyword search on as many keywords as they need to search on - if at least one of the keywords is found, the column should be selected and displayed in a visual. 

Does anyone have success with this type of search?


Here is an example of what I need:
Here is a sample table, where "Text Description" column should be searched on based on any number of keywords, including wild card ones:

For example, if the user searches on two keywords: MARVEL, NICE - then the search should return four rows (row 1, 2 , 5, 6) because at least one keyword appears in the Text Description. 

Text IDText Description
1Goodness, yesterday was such a nice day
2Today is both nice and sunny day
3Today is a windy and cold day
4Today is a wonderful and happy day
5Today is a marvelous day
6Today is a marvelously happy day
7Today is a sad day

 

Please advice it this is even possible. THANKS!

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We don't have these options as a slicer, only as a Q and A.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/natural-language/power-bi-tutorial-q-and-a

As I mentioned you can suggest/vote ideas about the issue.

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

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Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @E12345 
Unfortunately, we don't have this option with a core visual, please vote for the idea:
Microsoft Idea

According to customs, there is an Autocomplete filter by Bi-Champ that works, but it is for pay :

Ritaf1983_0-1708146690714.png

If you going to test it, note that for partly searching you need to switch on the option:

Ritaf1983_1-1708146892051.png

the results of my test:

Ritaf1983_2-1708147030454.png

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

Thank you for the suggestion, but when I tried this visual, in only allowed me to enter one one keyword to search at a time. I need to be able to list several (like, synonyms) and for the visual to search for the text with any of those keywords. 
So, for example, I need to enter "cold, freezing, tepid, icy, chilly, frozen" and I want to get text with any combination of those found (one or more, but at least one from the list).

Oh, I realized that from your screenshots you somehow were able to search for several keywords at a time. Does that mean you have a paid version and thats why you can search for several at a time and I cannot? 

 

We don't have these options as a slicer, only as a Q and A.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/natural-language/power-bi-tutorial-q-and-a

As I mentioned you can suggest/vote ideas about the issue.

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
amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@E12345 , You have to use the Filter pane for that. In case You need more than 2 values, first select that many values basic filtering and then use advance filtering

 

amitchandak_0-1708145691642.png

 

 

I tested Text Filter, that will not help in this case

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