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Anonymous
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Calculated column using IF and OR statements (or SWITCH?)

Hello,

I'm trying to create a calculated column based on an existing column and using IF and OR statements to change 3 values. It doesn't seem to work if I have different if values. I even tried SWITCH but it doesn't seem to work with a column as the <else> value.

 

FA = SWITCH(TRUE(), 'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID]="50323" && 'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID]="50279","Project A", 'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID]="12347" && 'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID]="12347","Affiliate" -'ProgramIntermediate'[Focus Area])
 
'ProgramIntermediate'[Focus Area] is the existing column I want to replicate
I want to change the values of the column to "Project A" if the ID is 50323 and 50279 and change the value to "Affiliate" if the ID is 12347 and 12347.
 
Any ideas? Thanks!
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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

Not sure if I understand it correctly, if Project ID = 50323 or 50279 then Project A else if Project ID = 12347 then Affiliate else Focus Area? As you have 12347 twice, so just put one...

 

FA =
SWITCH (
    TRUE (),
    'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID] = "50323"
        || 'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID] = "50279", "Project A",
    'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID] = "12347", "Affiliate",
    'ProgramIntermediate'[Focus Area]
)

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

Not sure if I understand it correctly, if Project ID = 50323 or 50279 then Project A else if Project ID = 12347 then Affiliate else Focus Area? As you have 12347 twice, so just put one...

 

FA =
SWITCH (
    TRUE (),
    'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID] = "50323"
        || 'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID] = "50279", "Project A",
    'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID] = "12347", "Affiliate",
    'ProgramIntermediate'[Focus Area]
)

 

Anonymous
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Sorry, @Anonymous  I made a typo. It's actually 4 values:

FA = SWITCH(TRUE(), 'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID]="50323" && 'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID]="50279","Project A", 'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID]="50316" && 'ProgramIntermediate'[Project ID]="50381","Affiliate",'ProgramIntermediate'[Focus Area])
 
Yes, the logic is if Project ID is 50323 and 50279, then Project A; if Project ID is 50316 and 50381, then Affiliate, else Focus Area. I tried the above and it didn't do anything. It's no longer an error, but it just replicated all the Focus Area values and nothing was changed.
Anonymous
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Oh wait,  i didn't change the && to II. It worked! Thank you!!!

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