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Scenario:
Creating a new column using a DAX formula. The formula is not creating the output I need.
My Experience Level:
2 Years PowerBI
3 Months DAX
Locations Table
Site# Name Type
1 Test Site CBOC ???? (New Column) Derived from formula below
2 Test Site Clinic
3 Test Site Resource
Formula
SWITCH(
TRUE(),
CONTAINSSTRING(VALocations[Name]="CBOC"),"CBOC",
"TBD"
)
My current output
Site# Name Type
1 Test Site CBOC TBD
2 Test Site Clinic TBD
3 Test Site Resource TBD
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @dkcheney
pay attention to CONTAINSSTRING syntax: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/containsstring-function-dax
use comma
CONTAINSSTRING(VALocations[Name], "CBOC")
Hi @dkcheney
pay attention to CONTAINSSTRING syntax: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/containsstring-function-dax
use comma
CONTAINSSTRING(VALocations[Name], "CBOC")
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