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elmosfire
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8 years ago
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IF Statement - New Column

I am new to Power BI and I am struggling with "if" and "and'.   I have a column with department numbers and a column with agencies.  There are some agencies that need to be realigned based on there department number.  I want to create a new column with the correct alignment based on department number

 

if (Department Number] >=3000 and [Department Number] <=3999)
    and ([Agency] = "Train" or "Office" then "Bus")
    else [Agency]

 

I get a Token RightParen Expected.....Error highlights "then".

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated

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  • TomMartens's avatar
    TomMartens
    8 years ago

    Hey,

     

    I guess if you adjust your M statement this way:

    f (Department Number] >=3000 and [Department Number] <=3999)
    and ([Agency] = "Train" or [Agency] = "Office") then "Bus"
    else [Agency]

    the error will disappear.

     

    Regards,

    Tom

     

     

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    TomMartens
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    8 years ago

    Hey,

     

    I guess if you adjust your M statement this way:

    f (Department Number] >=3000 and [Department Number] <=3999)
    and ([Agency] = "Train" or [Agency] = "Office") then "Bus"
    else [Agency]

    the error will disappear.

     

    Regards,

    Tom

     

     

    • elmosfire's avatar
      elmosfire
      Frequent Visitor
      8 years ago

      Tom

       

      That worked like a charm.

       

      Thanks a million...much appreciated.

       

      I was about to scrap this assignment.