Expressions that yield variant data-type cannot be used to define calculated columns.

[Fahad5]

Hi all,

Please help below function is getting error,

Please help me.

Partition-1 = IF(ISBLANK(TOKENFLEX_COUNT[Partition_1]),FORMAT(TODAY()-1,"yyyymmdd"),TOKENFLEX_COUNT[Partition_1])

[v-shex-msft]

Hi @Fahad5,

Did these suggestions help with your scenario? if that is the case, you can consider Kudo or accept the helpful suggestions to help others who faced similar requirements.

If these also don't help, please share more detailed information to help us clarify your scenario to test.

How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly 

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

[AlexisOlson · Accepted solution]

You'll get this error if the result-if-true and the result-if-false arguments of IF return different data types, for example, text when true and a number when false.

If you want to return text in the case of a blank, then you need to also return text when it's not blank too. You could use FORMAT there as well. For example,

Partition-1 =
VAR Partition = TOKENFLEX_COUNT[Partition_1]
RETURN
    IF (
        ISBLANK ( Partition ),
        FORMAT ( TODAY () - 1, "yyyymmdd" ),
        FORMAT ( Partition, "Standard" )
    )

[VahidDM]

Hi @Fahad5 

Try this:

Partition-1 =
IF(
    ISBLANK( [Partition_1] ),
    FORMAT( TODAY() - 1, "yyyymmdd" ),
    [Partition_1]
)

If this post helps, please consider accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Appreciate your Kudos!!
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vahid-dm/