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im_newbie_123
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Power Query for Custom Column

I have three columns Last Name, First Name and Preferred Name. 

Some of the records in these are NULL.

I have to create a custom column called Person Name which will have data like below, based on last name,first name and preferred name.

 

For example : 

Expected Output :

Last name                  First Name                   Preferred Name                    Person Name

Hans                           Samuel                        NULL                                     Hans, Samuel

Alfred                          NULL                           NULL                                     Alfred

Kennedy                     John                            Joe                                         Kennedy, John (Joe)

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My Query :

My queryMy query

 

This generates values like :

Person Name

NULL

NULL

Kennedy, John (Joe)

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Anonymous
Not applicable

Try this formula

Text.Combine({[Last Name],[First Name]},", ") &
(if [Preferred Name] = null then "" else " ("&[Preferred Name]&")")

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Try this formula

Text.Combine({[Last Name],[First Name]},", ") &
(if [Preferred Name] = null then "" else " ("&[Preferred Name]&")")

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