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nhodges
Helper I
Helper I

Not recognizing my field in my formula

Hello,

 

I am making a new formula field. The field name is correct however it is saying that my field name is not recognized. What did I do wrong?

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hi @nhodges 

 

i just wanna repeat what tamerj1 said:

Make sure you are creating a calculated column in the correct table.

 

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tamerj1
Super User
Super User

@nhodges 

The closing bracket of IF should be after "No" not after "unsubmitted"

Hi, Still getting same error

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@nhodges 

Make sure you are creating a calculated column in the correct table 

I double checked an I am making it in the same table. And the workGroup field type is text. It is still showing the following

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hi @nhodges 

 

i just wanna repeat what tamerj1 said:

Make sure you are creating a calculated column in the correct table.

 

FreemanZ_0-1674689616866.png

 

Yes, i think you are calculating a measure, so you should resume your column with some formula, maybe a SELECTEDVALUE before your name column would work.

 

If you create a calculated column you should not have problem, if you are calculating a measure you should try maybe:

IF(SELECTEDVALUE(Nametable[Nmaecolumn]) = X, Option1, Option2)

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