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giuliapiazza94
Helper IV
Helper IV

Boolean OR doesn't work

Hi guys,

I've written a dax function with OR but it doesn't work and I don't kwon why

 

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If I write them separately, them work

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Can you help me please?

Thank you 🙂

 

 

 

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AlexisOlson
Super User
Super User

Note that A<>B || A<>(B-1) is always true since A cannot be both B and B-1 simultaneously.

 

I think what you might actually be after A is not equal to either, in which case you'd use && instead.

NOT ( A = B || A = B - 1 )

is logically equivalent to

A <> B && A <> B - 1

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AlexisOlson
Super User
Super User

Note that A<>B || A<>(B-1) is always true since A cannot be both B and B-1 simultaneously.

 

I think what you might actually be after A is not equal to either, in which case you'd use && instead.

NOT ( A = B || A = B - 1 )

is logically equivalent to

A <> B && A <> B - 1
HotChilli
Super User
Super User

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