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baneworth
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Helper II

Qliksense Wildmatch -> Power BI DAX

Recently moved from Qlik to Power BI and very new to using DAX

 

What would be the euqivalent to the Wildmatch function (please refer to image)

- basically what i have to do is combining several values(usually its just one) and then renaming them

 

If there would be a better solution i am happy to learn

qlik product.JPG

 

 

Best regards

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

Power VI has search and find in Dax

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

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

For multiple filter use switch

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Help-with-SWITCH-TRUE-with-multiple-items-to-evaluate/td-p/...

 

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v-alq-msft
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Community Support

Hi, @baneworth 

 

Based on your description, I'd like to suggest you use FIND(), SEARCH(), CONTAINSSTRING(), CONTAINSSTRINGEXACT().

 

Here is the functions for text.

1. Text connection functions :  

 

CONCATENATE(<text1>, <text2>)
CONCATENATEX(<table>, <expression>, [delimiter])
COMBINEVALUES(<delimiter>, <expression>, <expression>[, <expression>]…)
DISTINCT(SELECTCOLUMNS(DimDate, "Month", COMBINEVALUES(",", [MonthName], [CalendarYear])))

 

2. Text search functions : 

 

FIND(<find_text>, <within_text>[, [<start_num>][, <NotFoundValue>]])  
SEARCH(<find_text>, <within_text>[, [<start_num>][, <NotFoundValue>]]) 
CONTAINSSTRING(<within_text>, <find_text>) 
CONTAINSSTRINGEXACT(<within_text>, <find_text>)

 

3. Formatting text functions : 

 

FIXED(<number>, <decimals>, <no_commas>)  
FORMAT(<value>, <format_string>)

 

4. Intercepting text functions : 

 

LEFT(<text>, <num_chars>)
RIGHT(<text>, <num_chars>)  
MID(<text>, <start_num>, <num_chars>) 

 

5. Replace text : 

 

REPLACE(<old_text>, <start_num>, <num_chars>, <new_text>)  
SUBSTITUTE(<text>, <old_text>, <new_text>, <instance_num>) 

 

 

For further information, please refer to the official document .

 

Best Regards

Allan

 

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-alq-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @baneworth 

 

Based on your description, I'd like to suggest you use FIND(), SEARCH(), CONTAINSSTRING(), CONTAINSSTRINGEXACT().

 

Here is the functions for text.

1. Text connection functions :  

 

CONCATENATE(<text1>, <text2>)
CONCATENATEX(<table>, <expression>, [delimiter])
COMBINEVALUES(<delimiter>, <expression>, <expression>[, <expression>]…)
DISTINCT(SELECTCOLUMNS(DimDate, "Month", COMBINEVALUES(",", [MonthName], [CalendarYear])))

 

2. Text search functions : 

 

FIND(<find_text>, <within_text>[, [<start_num>][, <NotFoundValue>]])  
SEARCH(<find_text>, <within_text>[, [<start_num>][, <NotFoundValue>]]) 
CONTAINSSTRING(<within_text>, <find_text>) 
CONTAINSSTRINGEXACT(<within_text>, <find_text>)

 

3. Formatting text functions : 

 

FIXED(<number>, <decimals>, <no_commas>)  
FORMAT(<value>, <format_string>)

 

4. Intercepting text functions : 

 

LEFT(<text>, <num_chars>)
RIGHT(<text>, <num_chars>)  
MID(<text>, <start_num>, <num_chars>) 

 

5. Replace text : 

 

REPLACE(<old_text>, <start_num>, <num_chars>, <new_text>)  
SUBSTITUTE(<text>, <old_text>, <new_text>, <instance_num>) 

 

 

For further information, please refer to the official document .

 

Best Regards

Allan

 

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

 

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

Power VI has search and find in Dax

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

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

For multiple filter use switch

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Help-with-SWITCH-TRUE-with-multiple-items-to-evaluate/td-p/...

 

Appreciate your Kudos. In case, this is the solution you are looking for, mark it as the Solution.
In case it does not help, please provide additional information and mark me with @

Thanks. My Recent Blogs -Decoding Direct Query - Time Intelligence, Winner Coloring on MAP, HR Analytics, Power BI Working with Non-Standard TimeAnd Comparing Data Across Date Ranges
Connect on Linkedin

Join us as experts from around the world come together to shape the future of data and AI!
At the Microsoft Analytics Community Conference, global leaders and influential voices are stepping up to share their knowledge and help you master the latest in Microsoft Fabric, Copilot, and Purview.
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