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kumar27
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Use NOT In in DAX with a variable ?

can i use not in in my DAX using a variable like 


var abc = values('table 2'[number]

FILTER ('table 1 ' , NOT ('table 1 '[Number]) IN {abc} )

 

 

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Greg_Deckler
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@kumar27 Should just be:

var abc = values('table 2'[number]

FILTER ('table 1' , NOT ('table 1'[Number] IN abc ))


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kumar27
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Thanks @Greg_Deckler , it wrks . 
also wanted to know , we can use except also i same scenarios ? 

@kumar27 Yes, using EXCEPT should be another way of accomplishing this.



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@kumar27 Should just be:

var abc = values('table 2'[number]

FILTER ('table 1' , NOT ('table 1'[Number] IN abc ))


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