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Sir_night
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Calculated Column with IF and from different table

HI GUYS and GALS

 

is it poassable to add a column to a exsting table based on another table using a if statement

 

i.e 

 

Table one                                                                          

 

RefStatusblahblah blah
1A15
2A15
3R25

 

Table 2 

 

RefStataus Nostatusnotes
11Raisedblah blah blah 
12Dispatched blah blah blah 
13Diliveredblah blah blah 
21Raisedblah blah blah 
22Dispatched blah blah blah 
399Out of stockblah blah blah 

 

Combined table

 

i only want notes when theres a problem (status 99) other wise blank

 

RefStatusblahblah blahnotes
1G15 
2A15 
39925blah blah blah 
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@Sir_night,

 

Simply try LOOKUPVALUE Function.

notes =
LOOKUPVALUE ( Table2[notes], Table2[Ref], Table1[Ref], Table2[Stataus No], 99 )
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prateekraina
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Hi @Sir_night,

 

Yes, its very much possible. Make sure you related the two tables before writing DAX to create a new column using IF statement.

 

Prateek Raina

hi prateekraina 

 

do you have any examples dax ?

@Sir_night,

 

Simply try LOOKUPVALUE Function.

notes =
LOOKUPVALUE ( Table2[notes], Table2[Ref], Table1[Ref], Table2[Stataus No], 99 )
Community Support Team _ Sam Zha
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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