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zuro16
Helper I
Helper I

Assigning message "low margin" or "negative margin" based on margin% given certain order types

I have three order types based on "order" being with external customer (order type ZS02) or internal customer (order types ZS03, ZS04). I'd like to assign the legend "low margin" (on new column) based on pre-defined threshold values  (per order type), or assign legend "negative margin" if the return value is -in fact- negative. The mentioned thresholds are 12% or less than 12% for order type ZS02, 7.5% or less for order type ZS03, and 6.4% or less for order type ZS04. Below a mock table of the final -desired- output (last column would be the column with the legend). How can this be accomplished?

 

OrderOrder TypeMarginText assignment ( new column)
azs02-1%Negative Margin
bzs032%Low margin
czs043%Low margin
dzs039% 
ezs0410% 
fzs0210%Low margin
gzs03-4%Negative margin
hzs0216% 
izs045%Low margin

 

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Greg_Deckler
Super User
Super User

Perhaps:

 

 

Column =
  SWITCH(TRUE(),
    [Margin] < 0,"Negative margin",
    [Margin] <= .12 && [Order Type] = "zs02","Low margin",
    [Margin] <= .075 && [Order Type] = "zs03","Low margin",
    [Margin] <= .064 && [Order Type] = "zs04","Low margin",
    BLANK()
  )     

 

 



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v-kelly-msft
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Hi @zuro16

 

You need a measure as below:

 

Measure = IF(SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Margin])>0,
SWITCH(SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Order Type]),
"ZS02",IF(SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Margin])<=0.12,"low margin",BLANK()),
"ZS03",IF(SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Margin])<=0.075,"low margin",BLANK()),
 "ZS04",IF(SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Margin])<=0.064,"low margin",BLANK()),
 BLANK()),
 "negative margin")

 

Finally,you will see:

 

Annotation 2020-03-12 145027.png

For the related .pbix file,pls click here.

 

Best Regards,
Kelly
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Thanks for this, but id did not work for me...it said something about the (selected value) being limited only to two tries in the formula...it worked for me with the other suggested solution

 

Greg_Deckler
Super User
Super User

Perhaps:

 

 

Column =
  SWITCH(TRUE(),
    [Margin] < 0,"Negative margin",
    [Margin] <= .12 && [Order Type] = "zs02","Low margin",
    [Margin] <= .075 && [Order Type] = "zs03","Low margin",
    [Margin] <= .064 && [Order Type] = "zs04","Low margin",
    BLANK()
  )     

 

 



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