Looking for hero’s and experts’ help on string process.
Generally speak, there are URLs need to be classified into different level & category.
But the URLs structure & value are so much varies…. The problem has confused me over the past days & nights.
Here are the examples: (Sorry I cannot attach file, the table format data is at the end of the post)
Theoretically, a full URL example as following, but, only red-highlighted structure/value are mandatory, the rest all are optional.
https://subdomain.domain.com/country/language/business-group/machine-series/machine-type/machine-SN/page-category/content-id-seo-friendly-name
Plus, any content-id can be accessed no matter the “category” is aligned or not.
E.g. following one accessory content can be accessed by both “accessories” category and “brochures”
https://sdm1.domain.com/us/en/accessories/acc002031
https://sdm1.domain.com/us/en/brochures/acc002031
Under this situation, I need to categories them as above table shows.
If you already have great idea, please ignore my following threads…
Please let me know the DAX can be used for: searching string, returning value, judging format etc.
Million THANKs in advance!
Here are my threads, but have no idea how to write the DAX:
The easiest is to identify “Product in URL” or not:
IF “/products/” is found, then return “Yes”, otherwise, return “No”.
Content ID: Looking for if there is any value matches format of “content id”,
- starts with “/bh” + 6 digits numbers
- starts with “/dl” + 6 digits numbers
- starts with “/vid” + 6 digits numbers
- starts with “/acc” + 6 digits numbers
- starts with “inte”+ characters after the first followed “-“
- contains fixed value “latest-news”
IF any of above format is matched, fetch the ID & fill in “Content ID”
ELSE, find if there is any value contains:
- “/brochures/”
- “/downloads/” (here is a point, you can see there is “Download Category” ends with /downloads value…
- “/documents/” (here is a point again, see “Documents Category” ends with /documents)
- “/videos/”
if any of above value is matched, return “Other” in Content ID
ELSE, fill “Not Content”
Page Type:
IF: find “.com” value, then count how many characters afterwards, if the counting is <=7, then return “Home Page”
ELSE, IF matches anything in “Content ID” step, return “Content Page”
ELSE, find “warrantylookup”, if there is, return “Function”
ELSE, find “partslookup”, if there is, return “Function Page”
ELSE, IF ends with “/documents” or “/documents/”, return “Function Page”
ELSE, IF ends with “/downloads” or “/downloads/”, return “Function Page”
ELSE, IF contains “/products/” return “Product Home”
Function Category:
IF: find “.com” value, and count how many characters afterwards, if the counting is <=7, then return “Home Page”
ELSE,
IF contains “/brochures/”, return “Brochure Content”
ELSE, IF contains “/Videos/”, return “Video Content”
ELSE: IF contains “/downloads/” AND not ends with “/downloads/”, return “Downloads Content”
ELSE, find “warrantylookup”, if there is, return “Warranty Lookup”
ELSE, find “partslookup”, if there is, return “Parts Lookup”
ELSE, IF ends with “/documents” or “/documents/”, return “Documents Category”
ELSE, IF ends with “/downloads” or “/downloads/”, return “Downloads Category”
ELSE, IF contains “/products/” return “Product Home”
Looking for your contribution and sincerely appreciate that!
Have a safe day.
H
Table Data:
Hi @h_l
I would prefer M to do it, text munipulation is more intuitive...did not write all the conditions in DAX, just point a direction, the video is not correctly returned now
Product in URL = IF(SEARCH("/products/",[URL],,-1)=-1,"No","Yes")
Content ID =
VAR BH = SEARCH("/bh",[URL],,-1)
VAR DL = SEARCH("/dl",[URL],,-1)
VAR VID = SEARCH("/vid",[URL],,-1)
RETURN
SWITCH(TRUE(),
BH >-1, MID([URL],BH+1,8),
DL >-1, MID([URL],DL+1,8),
VID >-1, MID([URL],VID+1,9),
"TEST")
if you go with M, you can split URL to a list, then match and extract the value accordingly
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