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nikhil_chauhan
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using range lookup in power bi

Hi i wanted to know ,, how could i use lookup in power bi

 

eg

if sheet1 in excel contained

column A                 COLUMN B          COLUMN C

roll number from     roll number to       CLASS   

1                                20                           A

20                               40                        B

40                                60                       C

 

and if wanted to know which roll no is in which class i would simple use lookup(3,a1:a30,c1:c30)

and i would get the desired answer

 

how do i replicate the same in power bi

 

thanks

 

pn, i have the sheet with rolls nos and class

and another sheet containg various different roll no ,, where i should i get the class 

 

thank you

 

 

 

  • Hi nikhil_chauhan,

     

    In Power BI, we could use LOOKUPVALUE Function (DAX) to match the value.

     

    Assuming that you have two tables like below.

    By my test, you could create a calculated column with the formula below.

     

    Column =
    LOOKUPVALUE ( T1[CLASS ], T1[roll number from], 'T2'[Roll NO] )
    

    Then you will match the CLASS value in T1.

     

     

    Please note that you should change the Roll No data type from whole number to text, because lookupvalue does not support comparing values of type text with values of type Integer. 

     

    In addition, you could have a reference of this article.

     

    Best Regards,

    Cherry

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  • v-piga-msft's avatar
    v-piga-msft
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    Hi nikhil_chauhan,

     

    In Power BI, we could use LOOKUPVALUE Function (DAX) to match the value.

     

    Assuming that you have two tables like below.

    By my test, you could create a calculated column with the formula below.

     

    Column =
    LOOKUPVALUE ( T1[CLASS ], T1[roll number from], 'T2'[Roll NO] )
    

    Then you will match the CLASS value in T1.

     

     

    Please note that you should change the Roll No data type from whole number to text, because lookupvalue does not support comparing values of type text with values of type Integer. 

     

    In addition, you could have a reference of this article.

     

    Best Regards,

    Cherry

      • v-piga-msft's avatar
        v-piga-msft
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        Hi nikhil_chauhan,

         

        It is glad that we can help. Only thing that you'll have to notice, just always accept the replies making sense as solution to your question so that people who may have the same question can get the solution directly.

         

        Best Regards,

        Cherry

    • souldiv's avatar
      souldiv
      Frequent Visitor

      Hi

       

      It does not work as lookupvalue is based on equality. In this case we need to match a value and a range

      For example: 30 should return B