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The Left function can be used to extract left characters from a String.

The syntax of the Left function is:

Left Function Syntax

Left(<value>, <length>)

The following Expression returns a String that contains the 4 left characters of the value of variable vTest of a Datasource named Consumer Sales:

Left Function Example

Left([Datasource].[Consumer Sales].[Variable].[vTest], 4)

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