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Anonymous
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5 years ago

String matching by first 4 digit county code to replace county code with description

I will explain this as best I can

I am working w/ a SQL Server db with 3 years of collected information and a column only has the 4 digit county code which I simply need to replace with the description as show below BUT I only want the STATE LABEL to show in my report.

I could do 51 replacements by hand in Power Bi or update my SQL Server Table with 50 alter functions

but what is the more efficient way to do this?  

 

in db columnnot in db columnI combined them in Excel and can upload to Power Bi 
1003Baldwin, AL1003,Baldwin, AL
1005Barbour, AL1005,Barbour, AL
1007Bibb, AL1007,Bibb, AL
1009Blount, AL1009,Blount, AL
1011Bullock, AL1011,Bullock, AL
1013Butler, AL1013,Butler, AL
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  • parry2k's avatar
    parry2k
    Super User
    5 years ago

    Anonymous in PQ when you import the excel file, you can add a new column and get use Text After Delimiter to get the  State name after the comma, assuming all the records have the same format.

     

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    5 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    Actually I'm little confused about your description——I simply need to replace with the description as show below BUT I only want the STATE LABEL to show in my report.

     

    It seems you have combined the two columns , and now you want to remove the country code and just keep the description? If  so , why you need to combine them?

     

    Can you please share more detail information to help us clarify your scenario?

     

    In case, you may learn Combine and Split in Power Query:

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

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    4 years ago

    Hi @

    Could you tell me if my post helps you a little? If it is, kindly Accept it as the solution to make the thread closed. More people will benefit from it.Hope to hear from you‌‌

     

    Best Regards,
    Eyelyn Qin