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Mahmed1
Helper IV
2 years ago

PowerQuery lookup in same table not working

Hi,

 

I am trying to match a value in same table from a different column but i keep getting an error

 

Here is the formula im trying (trying to look up value in Column ContactLookup

 

= if List.PositionOf(DateToText([Date])&[agentName]),[ContactLookup]) > 0 then DateToText([Date])&[agentName]) else "")

 

Essentially if it finds the value DateToText([Date])&[agentName]) then return that value else blank

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  • Mahmed1's avatar
    Mahmed1
    Helper IV
    2 years ago

    tried this but still no luck

     

    =List.PositionOf(Date.ToText([Date])&[agentName],#"PP_AgentScheduleDetail (2)"[#"ConcatSick&Hol"])

     

    getting a cyclic ref error

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    2 years ago

    Hi Mahmed1 

    What error is returned?

    DateToText([Date])&[agentName]

    DateToText is the function Date.ToText? Is the result returned by the above code a text type?
    Try:

    = if List.PositionOf([ContactLookup], DateToText([Date])&[agentName]) > -1 then DateToText([Date])&[agentName] else ""

    List.PositionOf The first parameter is the type of a list.

    List.PositionOf

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    Gao
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