Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Join us for an expert-led overview of the tools and concepts you'll need to become a Certified Power BI Data Analyst and pass exam PL-300. Register now.

Reply
Shelley
Post Prodigy
Post Prodigy

How to Remove Multiple Substrings from a String of Text in Power Query

Hi Team,

I need to remove specific strings from the end of a string; however, not every field contains these values, so I cannot simply remove a certain number of characters from the end of the string. Here is some sample data:

Job Title

Asset Management Mgmt Level 1
Asset Management Mgmt Level 2
Asset Management Mgmt Level 3
Asset Management Mgmt Level 4
Bid Mgmt Level 2
Bid Mgmt Level 3
Bid Mgmt Level 4
Bid Specialist
Bid Specialist Level 1
Bid Specialist Level 2
Bid Specialist Level 3
Bid Specialist Level 4
Bid Specialist Level 5
Billing Administrator Level 2
Billing Administrator Level 3
Billing Administrator Level 4
Billing Administrator Level 5

 

I need to remove all instances of the following (or replace them with null):

" Level 1"

" Level 2"

" Level 3"

" Level 4"

" Level 5"

" Level 6"

 

I know I can do this one by one with six steps like the below, but is there a way to do this in one step?


= Table.ReplaceValue(#"Changed Type2", " Level 1", "", Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Job Title"})

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
jgeddes
Super User
Super User

You can use 

= Table.TransformColumns(#"Changed Type", {{"Job Title", each Text.BeforeDelimiter(_, " Level "), type text}})

This assumes that the word 'Level' will not appear in a job title you want to keep.





Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!





View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
Shelley
Post Prodigy
Post Prodigy

@jgeddes Good idea. Works great, thanks so much!

 

jgeddes
Super User
Super User

You can use 

= Table.TransformColumns(#"Changed Type", {{"Job Title", each Text.BeforeDelimiter(_, " Level "), type text}})

This assumes that the word 'Level' will not appear in a job title you want to keep.





Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!





Helpful resources

Announcements
Join our Fabric User Panel

Join our Fabric User Panel

This is your chance to engage directly with the engineering team behind Fabric and Power BI. Share your experiences and shape the future.

June 2025 Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - June 2025

Check out the June 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

June 2025 community update carousel

Fabric Community Update - June 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.