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Anonymous
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Use a variable in a calculated column

Hi, so I created a column that display "true" or "false" if the conditions are matching.

 

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I would like to know if there is a way to create a variable, X=757_501, for example, and replace every "787_501" by this X in my formula. I would like to do this because I might often want to change this number in the future. And changing the value of 1 variable is faster than changing it 15 times in a formula.

I tried to do this through measures but it didn't work as planned

 

Thanks !

 

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AnthonyTilley
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

YES you can use veriables in dax

 

for example

Query Bugs = 

Var T = "787_501"

Var ret = <put your dax here and replace each instance on text with T>

Return ret

Where you need to combine your veriable in a string just use a & 

fore example where you have "test 787_501" replace with "test " & T 

 

 





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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

Use VAR to create variable and use substitute to replace value 

 

Sample how 

YTD Sales = 
Var var= "XYX"
Return
 substitute()......
AnthonyTilley
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

YES you can use veriables in dax

 

for example

Query Bugs = 

Var T = "787_501"

Var ret = <put your dax here and replace each instance on text with T>

Return ret

Where you need to combine your veriable in a string just use a & 

fore example where you have "test 787_501" replace with "test " & T 

 

 





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

Proud to be a Super User!




Anonymous
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The answer was under my eyes since the beginning, you can't even imagine every things I tried knowing this VAR function...
Thanks 

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