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Rsanjuan
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Advocate III

Conditional column calculation (If-Then)

Hi,

 

I have two columns, where the majority of the data are the same, but there are a few entries in one column that are 0 and the correct amount is in one column and vice versa

 

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My initial thought was to simply add the values into a new column, but that would double up the entries were same values were entered in.  Is there a way to have it, so that if the first column is zero, it would show the second column, and vice versa?  Maybe some sort of If-Then condition?

 

 

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BhaveshPatel
Community Champion
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Hi There.

 

You can create a conditional column in Query Editor as shown in the screenshot.

 

Conditional Column in Query EditorConditional Column in Query EditorFinal outputFinal output

 

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Bhavesh

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BhaveshPatel
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi There.

 

You can create a conditional column in Query Editor as shown in the screenshot.

 

Conditional Column in Query EditorConditional Column in Query EditorFinal outputFinal output

 

Thanks & Regards,
Bhavesh

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radpir
Resolver II
Resolver II

hi there,

 

here's the formula for the new column:

= if [Oppty.Line.Grant Total.amount] = 0 then [Bid.GrandTotal]

   else if [Bid.GrandTotal] = 0 then [Oppty.Line.Grant Total.amount]

   else [Oppty.Line.Grant Total.amount]

 

hope this helps,

radpir

blopez11
Super User
Super User

In the query editor, you could add a new column as you mentioned populated with if-then, then you could remove the two columns as they would at this point no longer be necessary

I don't know of a way to do so without adding a new column, maybe someone else could help, and I could learn something too

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