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Combining 2 Date Fields into 1
I have 2 date fields in the same table in my database: Date Field 1 and Date Field 2. Date Field 1 always contains data; Date FIeld 2 sometimes contains data. What I'd like to do is create a new date column that always prefers Date Field 2 only if it has data, otherwise I want it to pull data from Date Field 1.
Example 1: Date Field 1 has a date 03/16/2017; Date Field 2 is blank; New Column = 03/16/2017
Example 2: Date Field has a date 03/16/2017; Date Field 2 has a date 04/08/2017; New Column = 04/08/2017
I tried to use the SWITCH() function but wasn't able to get it to work. Any suggestions?
What about creating a custom column using the Query Editor? You could add a column with the following statement (replace the text in green with your field names:
if [Date 2] <> null then [Date 2] else [Date 1]
It would result in something like this:
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No, I get the following error:
"A single value for column '[Date Field]' in table '[Table]' cannot be determined. This can happen when a measure formula refers to a column that contains many values without specifying an aggregation such as min, max, count, or sum to get a single result."
Any other suggestions?
What about creating a custom column using the Query Editor? You could add a column with the following statement (replace the text in green with your field names:
if [Date 2] <> null then [Date 2] else [Date 1]
It would result in something like this:
