Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Level up your Power BI skills this month - build one visual each week and tell better stories with data! Get started

Reply
Dain
Frequent Visitor

Power query

Hi All
A small doubt
I have column having
Cyz_20180907043000
I want take the substring Cyz_201809070 from the above text value.
I know this can be done in DAX.
But I want this to be done in auery editor using custom column.
1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Hello,

 

no problem.

 

Text.Start([Text],13) is the equivalent of the LEFT-function in M.

 

Best regards.

View solution in original post

3 REPLIES 3
Floriankx
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hello,

 

if Text has always the same length then Column=LEFT([Test],13) should simply do the job.

Thank You.

 

I want this to be done in power query.I am trying to add a custom column.

Hello,

 

no problem.

 

Text.Start([Text],13) is the equivalent of the LEFT-function in M.

 

Best regards.

Helpful resources

Announcements
April Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - April 2026

Check out the April 2026 Power BI update to learn about new features.

Fabric SQL PBI Data Days

Data Days 2026 coming soon!

Sign up to receive a private message when registration opens and key events begin.

New to Fabric survey Carousel

New to Fabric Survey

If you have recently started exploring Fabric, we'd love to hear how it's going. Your feedback can help with product improvements.

Power BI DataViz World Championships carousel

Power BI DataViz World Championships - June 2026

A new Power BI DataViz World Championship is coming this June! Don't miss out on submitting your entry.