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Custom Column Formula

Hi

 

I have a column with 6 different entries, contract 1, contract 2, contract 3, contract 4, contract 5, contract 6. How do you do a formula in a custom column to say if column says contract 1,2 or 3 put new contract in the custom column and if column says contract 4,5,6 put old contract,

 

many thanks

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Anonymous
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Brilliant thanks for your help

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MattAllington
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Case sensitive as follows

 

= if [column] = "contract 1" or [column] = "contract 2" or [column] = "contract 3" then "new" else "old"



* Matt is an 8 times Microsoft MVP (Power BI) and author of the Power BI Book Supercharge Power BI.
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Anonymous
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Thanks Matt, I have followed that but get the below error

 

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You seem to be missing a " after (Mantra)



* Matt is an 8 times Microsoft MVP (Power BI) and author of the Power BI Book Supercharge Power BI.
I will not give you bad advice, even if you unknowingly ask for it.
Anonymous
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Brilliant thanks for your help

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