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tmitton
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Calculate Text value based on date in another column

Softball question for some of the experts out there...

 

I have a column titled "Due Date" that tells me when a specific action item will be completed by.

 

I want to calculate a "Phase" column that returns which Phase of a project that item falls under based on the date.

 

If the date is 6/30/2020 or earlier, I want the Phase column to say, "Phase 1". 

If the date is between 6/30/2020 and 9/30/2020, I want the Phase column to say, "Phase 2". 

If the date is between 10/1/20 and 12/31/20, I want the Phase column to say , "Phase 3".

If the date falls after 12/31/20, I want the Phase column to say, "N/A" or something similar. 

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Greg_Deckler
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@tmitton - Seems like:

Phase =
  SWITCH(TRUE(),
    [Date] <= DATE(2020,6,30),"Phase 1",
    [Date] > DATE(2020,6,30) && [Date] <= DATE(2020,9,30),"Phase 2",
    [Date] > DATE(2020,10,1) && [Date] <= DATE(2020,12,31),"Phase 3",
    "N/A"
  )


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Greg_Deckler
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@tmitton - Seems like:

Phase =
  SWITCH(TRUE(),
    [Date] <= DATE(2020,6,30),"Phase 1",
    [Date] > DATE(2020,6,30) && [Date] <= DATE(2020,9,30),"Phase 2",
    [Date] > DATE(2020,10,1) && [Date] <= DATE(2020,12,31),"Phase 3",
    "N/A"
  )


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This returns the following error:

tmitton_0-1598295517665.png

 

It had me remove one of the double "&" keys, and then told me that "SWTICH" is not recognized. 

 

Thanks again for any guidance you can provide.

@tmitton 

You are supposed to use @Greg_Deckler 's solution as a new column in your table in the Power BI Data Model. not in Power Query.
Select the table and 

Fowmy_0-1598297297243.png

 

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Make sure your [Date/Time Due] is in Date format. The ERROR msg explains it.

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Thank you all! 

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