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Dave-ExpSC
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6 years ago
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Nested IF Statement too many arguments

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!

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    6 years ago

    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])

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    6 years ago

    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.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    6 years ago

    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])