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ayeoh
May 19, 2025Copper Contributor
Power Query formula to trim text length to 100 characters
Hi there
I created a custom column called [Name] in Excel Power Query, which is a concatenation of 2 fields - [Project ID] +[Project Name].
I have to upload this data for 20K+ records into a CRM system, however this CRM only takes max 100 characters for the field.
What is the Power Query formula to trim the new column [Name] so that it does not exceed 100 characters (otherwise the CRM system will create an error for that record).
Thanks!
Aisha
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- SergeiBaklanDiamond Contributor
Select column in Power Query editor -> Transform -> Extract -> First Characters -> 100
Actually it uses Text.Start() function