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Helper IV

Switch Help when multiple selections, to return single value

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
1 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.




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ValtteriN
Super User
Super User

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:
ValtteriN_0-1666094411358.pngValtteriN_1-1666094423088.png


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

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.




Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!




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