topic Re: Using VAR and Return in DAX Commands and Tips

Using VAR and Return

Muneeb91 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:07:22 GMT

Alarm & Efficiency % =

VAR __Calc1 = [alarm percentage]

VAR __Calc2 = [Efficiency %]

VAR __Calc3 = ([Efficiency %]+[alarm percentage])/2

RETURN

IF(ISBLANK(__Calc1), __Calc2)

Just need some help with the above please. I want to return Calc3, but if calc1 is showing blank I would like to return cal2

Re: Using VAR and Return

Shaurya — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:29:02 GMT

Hi Muneeb91,

Use:

Alarm & Efficiency % = VAR _Calc1 = [alarm percentage] VAR _Calc2 = [Efficiency %] VAR _Calc3 = ([Efficiency %]+[alarm percentage])/2 RETURN IF(ISBLANK(_Calc1),_Calc2,_Calc3)

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Re: Using VAR and Return

Muneeb91 — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:43:51 GMT

Thats great thank you. Is there also a way to do the same for cal2 also?
So if Calc1 is blank only return Calc2,
if Calc2 is blank only return Calc1,
and if neither Calc1 or Calc2 are blank return Calc3

Re: Using VAR and Return

v-yinliw-msft — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:18:58 GMT

Hi Muneeb91 ,

You can try this method:

Alarm & Efficiency % = VAR __Calc1 = 'A&E'[AP] VAR __Calc2 = 'A&E'[E] VAR __Calc3 = ( 'A&E'[E] + 'A&E'[AP] ) / 2 RETURN SWITCH ( TRUE (), ISBLANK ( __Calc1 ), __Calc2, ISBLANK ( __Calc2 ), __Calc1, NOT ( ISBLANK ( __Calc1 ) && ISBLANK ( __Calc2 ) ), __Calc3 )

Hope this helps you.

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