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Chantine
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Split Update Column between 2 dates

Hi,

 

I'm currently working with a dataset that uses one POL field/column for updates. The newest update will be added first with the update date then the update itself. There's usually a new line character added after every update but Power BI doesn't recognise this when importing the data.

 

Is there a way to split this column before the 2nd date to only keep the first update? The field data would look something like this:

 

24/12/23 Update 1 1/1/24 Update 2 12/2/24

 

I've tried looking at using wildcards but this doesn't look like Power BI utilises them.

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Hi, @Chantine 

 

You can try the following methods.

Split Column-Enter a space-Left-most delimiter:

vzhangti_0-1678762642933.png

Result:

vzhangti_1-1678762697716.png

Is this the result you expect?

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

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-zhangti
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Hi, @Chantine 

 

You can try the following methods.

vzhangti_0-1677828765219.png

Result:

vzhangti_1-1677828786274.png

Is this the result you expect?

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

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

Hi z-zhangti,

 

Thank you for replying.

 

Unfortunately not quite! The desired output from my example data would be to have '24/12/23 Update 1' seperated out. 

Hi, @Chantine 

 

You can try the following methods.

Split Column-Enter a space-Left-most delimiter:

vzhangti_0-1678762642933.png

Result:

vzhangti_1-1678762697716.png

Is this the result you expect?

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

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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