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Anonymous
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Calculated Column not working

I have a calculated column using the formula below.......the result returned is not as expected. 

ACT/FC = IF([FP Year]<[Current Year]||[FP Month]<[Current Month],"Actual","Forecast")
 
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The value returned for Jan 23 - Sep 23 should be "Forecast" but its returning "Actual"??

 

Can anyone help? Thanks

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Hi @Anonymous ,

Try this instead:

ACT/FC = 
VAR _FPDate = DATE([FP Year], [FP Month], 1)
VAR _CurrDate = DATE([Current Year], [Current Month], 1)

RETURN

IF(_FPDate < _CurrDate, "Actual", "Forecast")

 

 



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Anonymous
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Thanks but that hasnt worked either, result below using AND

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Hi @Anonymous ,

Try this instead:

ACT/FC = 
VAR _FPDate = DATE([FP Year], [FP Month], 1)
VAR _CurrDate = DATE([Current Year], [Current Month], 1)

RETURN

IF(_FPDate < _CurrDate, "Actual", "Forecast")

 

 



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Anonymous
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Thanks but that didnt work either, delivered the same result as the original formula

Anonymous
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Sorry made a typo, yes this formula has worked ok, thanks for your help

hnguy71
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

I think you need to adjust your formula to use AND instead of OR:

 

ACT/FC = IF([FP Year] < [Current Year] && [FP Month] < [Current Month], "Actual", "Forecast")


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