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Anonymous
5 years agoNot applicable
Creating a conditional column based on a fluctuating value
Hi there! I am having trouble getting a new conditional column on my Power BI Dashboard. I have the following columns in my data: - Name and Surname of individuals - Question (one per row...
- 5 years ago
Anonymous have you done an unpivot/ multiple tables to clean the data model first? See my webinar on survey data transformations if it helps: https://www.excelwithallison.com/MCT/news
Once you have the data model cleaned, you should be able to use a variable within calculated column to find THIRD and then use SWITCH (rather than nested IFs) to get what you need.
AllisonKennedy
5 years agoCommunity Champion
Anonymous have you done an unpivot/ multiple tables to clean the data model first? See my webinar on survey data transformations if it helps: https://www.excelwithallison.com/MCT/news
Once you have the data model cleaned, you should be able to use a variable within calculated column to find THIRD and then use SWITCH (rather than nested IFs) to get what you need.