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MZCLN
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3 years ago
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Showing the zero with two digit postcode

Hi,    I created a map from germany with only the two first digit of the postcodes and did the following steps used Power BI desktop enabled shape map created a zip 2 digit TopoJSON file and lo...
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    Mikelytics
    3 years ago

    Hi MZCLN,

     

    Can you please try the following in Power Query:

     

    1. Make sure that the Zip Code COlumn is text

     

    2. Add a column with the following formula:

     

    if Text.Length([ZIP COdes]) = 1 then "0" & [ZIP COdes] else [ZIP COdes]

     

     

    3. Result: 

     

    Please now use the new column for your visual.

     

    Best regards

    Michael

     

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Anonymous
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3 years ago

I am guessing it's transforming the column in Power Query when you loaded into PowerBI. Check your applied steps in Power Query and ensure that a transform step wasn't inadvertently added. 

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MZCLN
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3 years ago

In the Power Query are no additional steps, it shows only source, navigation, header put higher and a name change I did. Before I change the format of the 2 digit postcodes to a text format, it is already not showing the 0