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qaiserjaved
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6 years ago

The syntax for 'IN' is incorrect error

I have a simple calculated column. The definition looks like this   [Unit Category] := IF ( 'Unit Information'[Unit Type] IN { "1PAT", "1BF" }, "Frontline Patrol", "Other Support" )   Nothing mu...
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Anonymous
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6 years ago
I am not sure but for date dax many people got syntax error that is because of extra spaces. And seperator like comma semicolans this one because of region setting.

For Africa semicolon is comma separator.

Just play with it and remove those blanks and give try.

Thanks
Pravin

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qaiserjaved
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6 years ago

Thanks for the suggestions. I need to use IN operator becuase I have a large number of different comparisons. The full expression looks like this:

 

IF (
    'Unit Information'[Unit Type] IN { "1PAT","1BF" },
    "Frontline Patrol",
    IF (  'Unit Information'[Unit Type]="1SGT",
             "Frontline Admin",
        IF (
            'Unit Information'[Unit Type] IN { "2MAR","2DIVE","2EDU","2K9","2MCB","2OPS","2PSU","2RBU","2TAC","2TMED","3COAST","4MOTO","4RIDE","4RTRF","4SAP","5YED" },
            "Regional Support", "Other Support"
        )
    )
)

 

I shortened it to validate the syntax. 

 

I'm using it inside an SSAS tabular model. When I render the object in Power BI Desktop, it gives the error.

 

I also tried the SWITCH function. But problem with SWITCH is that it only allows a max of 10 values when used with a linked server. This is not DAX limitation but SQL Server linked server limitation.