topic Re: If Condition for Text not Working in DAX Commands and Tips

If Condition for Text not Working

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:55:45 GMT

Hey, I have a [Status] Column where I'm trying to consolidate the 7 different types into either Open or Closed. I've tried multiple IF statements, but PBI doesn't seem to be reading my data correctly.

For example, the following are the status types...

-(Blank)

-Assigned

-Closed with Feedback

-Pending Expert

-Retired

-Submission Declined

-Work in Progress

Retired, Submission Declined, and Closed with Feedback all need to be grouped into status Classification: Closed. All the others need to be grouped: Open.

My intial formula to test just one did not work: IF(Table1[Status] = "Retired", "Closed", Table1[Status]).

The new row just mirrors the old row. So somehow this is a false statement, I just don't know how to fix it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Re: If Condition for Text not Working

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:04:45 GMT

I would try to accomplish this with a measure using a switch statement such as:
status = switch([status],

Retired, "Closed"

Submission Declined, "Closed"

Closed with Feedback, "Closed"

assigned,"Open"

etc...

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Re: If Condition for Text not Working

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:08:25 GMT

If you wanted to stick with an IF statement it would have to be nested such as:

IF([status] = "retired","Closed",(IF([status] = "Submission Declined","Closed",(IF([status] ="assigned","open",(IF etc.. )))

but that could get long and messy which is why i recomend the switch statement above

Re: If Condition for Text not Working

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:20:17 GMT

So I tested this out for a few of the status...

switch(Table1[Status],"Retired", "Closed", "Submission Declined", "Closed", "Assigned", "Open").

This resulted the entire column going to blank. Did I type this in incorrectly or do I have to fill out all of the 7 status for it to work?

Re: If Condition for Text not Working

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 12:30:28 GMT

Such things should be done in Power Query (M), not in DAX. Use the right tool for the job. On top of that, M code would be very simple. No messing around with context and context transition.

DAX is a Data Analysis eXpressions language, not data mash-up language. M is.

Best
D.

Re: If Condition for Text not Working

ayushqralgroup — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 18:14:09 GMT

You can use IF in conjunction with OR logical operator as shown below:

Create a new column:

Final Status = IF( Table1[Status] = "Retired" ||Table1[Status] ="Submission Declined" || Table1[Status] ="Closed with Feedback", "Closed","Open") Anonymous

Hope this helps!

Re: If Condition for Text not Working

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:30:31 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
Such things should be done in Power Query (M), not in DAX. Use the right tool for the job. On top of that, M code would be very simple. No messing around with context and context transition.

DAX is a Data Analysis eXpressions language, not data mash-up language. M is.

Best
D.

Anonymous Thanks for pointing this out. I was not aware of the two langauges.

I was able to use the Replace Value function on the Column inside the Advanced Editor and now it works.

#"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Duplicated Column","Work In Progress","Open",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Status - Copy"}),
#"Replaced Value1" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value","Pending Expert","Open",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Status - Copy"}),
#"Replaced Value2" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value1","Assigned","Open",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Status - Copy"}),
#"Replaced Value3" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Replaced Value2","Pending Submitter Information","Open",Replacer.ReplaceText,{"Status - Copy"}), ..... etc

Re: If Condition for Text not Working

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:38:04 GMT

Hi there.

Again, this is not the way to do it. First, you should create an auxiliary table that will hold all the mappings from status to classification. Then, in PQ, you left outer join the target table to the mappings table and get the column you need.

This procedure makes sure you don't have to go back to the M code when you need to change a mapping or add a new one. All you have to do is manage the mappings which can be done in the source through SQL (if your data comes from a relational database).

Best
D.