Switch Help when multiple selections, to return single value

[DW868990]

Hi,

I have the below switch statement - 

ErrorSwitch =

SWITCH(

    TRUE(),

    [PageFilters] = "Product1", 1,

    [PageFilters] = "Product1" & "Product2", 2

)

The measure within the above basically just returns what filters the user has applied, all the filters come from the same column/slicer.

Now i need the switch measure to return the single number value when the measure equals what products have been selected, it works fine for the first 1 when it is just one product, but does not when i specific more than one product in the switch statement.

Any advise appreciated

JJ

[ValtteriN]

Hi,

Here is one way to do this:

Measure 21 =

var _filter =

VALUES('Table (9)'[Item])

var _count = COUNTROWS(FILTER('Table (9)','Table (9)'[Item] in {"Peach","Pumpkin"}))

return

SWITCH(TRUE(),

_count=1 && MAX('Table (9)'[Item]) = "Peach",1,

_count=2,2)

Here I am filtering a table based on the products I want to evaluate then using countrows to determine how many items are selected in filters. This way If _count =1 and item is "Peach" result is 1 but with item = "Pumpkin" the value is blank. With 2 items the only possible result is 2 since the table only allows for these two values.

You can utilize and expand this logic to solve your issue:

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[DW868990]

Thank you @ValtteriN , nearly there but how does the switch statement when have to select 3 specified items and return a singular value?

[ValtteriN · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You can expand on the logic e..g:

Measure 21 =

var _filter =

VALUES('Table (9)'[Item])

var _count = COUNTROWS(FILTER('Table (9)','Table (9)'[Item] in {"Peach","Pumpkin","Apple"}))

return

SWITCH(TRUE(),

_count=1 && MAX('Table (9)'[Item]) = "Peach",1,

_count=2,2,
_count=3,3)


The basic idea with switch + true is the following:

SWITCH(TRUE(),
Condition1, Result1,
Condition2, Result2,
Condition3, Result3,
...)

So you can keep addiding conditions and scenarios to mathc your logic.