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hozefamk
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Searching for first two letters in DAX

Problem statement:
If First 2 letter of ICODE = 51 then Computers else  If First 2 letter of ICODE = 11 then Raw MaterialsCapture.PNG
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Phil_Seamark
Employee
Employee

Hi @hozefamk

 

You could try something along these lines

 

Column = 
    SWITCH(
           TRUE() ,
           MID('Table'[ICODE],1,2) = "51" , 'Table'[Computers] ,
           MID('Table'[ICODE],1,2) = "11" , 'Table'[Raw Materials] ,
           BLANK()
          )

To learn more about DAX visit : aka.ms/practicalDAX

Proud to be a Datanaut!

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Phil_Seamark
Employee
Employee

Hi @hozefamk

 

You could try something along these lines

 

Column = 
    SWITCH(
           TRUE() ,
           MID('Table'[ICODE],1,2) = "51" , 'Table'[Computers] ,
           MID('Table'[ICODE],1,2) = "11" , 'Table'[Raw Materials] ,
           BLANK()
          )

To learn more about DAX visit : aka.ms/practicalDAX

Proud to be a Datanaut!

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