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Can someone help me with this formula.
In my DATA table I can make this IF statement work:
=IF(OR([eSource]="Electricity",[eSource]="Natural Gas"),[Quantity]*0.0036,IF([eSource]="Diesel",[Quantity]*0.0364,""))
However if I take it one step further it fails:
=IF(OR([eSource]="Electricity",[eSource]="Natural Gas"),[Quantity]*0.0036,IF([eSource]="Diesel",[Quantity]*0.0364,IF([eSource]="LPG"),[Quantity]*.0000049,""))
Formula check highlights "LPG"
How can I use the IF statement to allow more than 3 criteria
Alternatively I tried this formula within Powerpivot that only produces and Error result
=SUMX(ENERGYtbl,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="Natural Gas",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0036,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="Electricity",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0036,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="LPG",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0000049,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="Diesel",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0364,"")))))
I need to have a formula that allows me to keep adding to the formula as new energy sources get added to the project.
Help is much appreciated!
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To answer your second question:
Alternatively I tried this formula within Powerpivot that only produces and Error result
=SUMX(ENERGYtbl,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="Natural Gas",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0036,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="Electricity",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0036,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="LPG",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0000049,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="Diesel",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0364,"")))))
You'd be better off storing the multipliers (0.0036, 0.0036, 0.0000049, ...) in your model as an additional column: ENERGYtbl[multiplier].
You then be able to create a calcaulted column
[Something] = ENERGYtbl[Quantity] * ENERGYtbl[multiplier]
which can easily be summed
[Total] = SUM(ENERGYtbl[Something])
To answer your second question:
Alternatively I tried this formula within Powerpivot that only produces and Error result
=SUMX(ENERGYtbl,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="Natural Gas",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0036,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="Electricity",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0036,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="LPG",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0000049,IF(ENERGYtbl[eSource]="Diesel",ENERGYtbl[Quantity]*.0364,"")))))
You'd be better off storing the multipliers (0.0036, 0.0036, 0.0000049, ...) in your model as an additional column: ENERGYtbl[multiplier].
You then be able to create a calcaulted column
[Something] = ENERGYtbl[Quantity] * ENERGYtbl[multiplier]
which can easily be summed
[Total] = SUM(ENERGYtbl[Something])
Thank you very much that's a good idea.
Looks like you have an extra closing brace
=IF(OR([eSource]="Electricity",[eSource]="Natural Gas"),[Quantity]*0.0036,IF([eSource]="Diesel",[Quantity]*0.0364,IF([eSource]="LPG"),[Quantity]*.0000049,""))
Edit: and possibly missing a closing one at the end.
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