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beccar_13
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Custom Query IF statement

I am trying to write an IF statement in the edit query but am having no luck. Is this function available?

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Neither link mentions what happens if you use and's and or's without parentheses, so here is a little teaser for you:

 

= if 1 < 2 and 1 < 2 or 1 > 2 and 1 > 2 then """or"" starts a new group" else """and"" starts a new group"
Specializing in Power Query Formula Language (M)

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HI @beccar_13,

 

Perhaps you can take a look at following links to know more about if statement:

Power Query if Statements

The IF Function In Power Query

 

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

Neither link mentions what happens if you use and's and or's without parentheses, so here is a little teaser for you:

 

= if 1 < 2 and 1 < 2 or 1 > 2 and 1 > 2 then """or"" starts a new group" else """and"" starts a new group"
Specializing in Power Query Formula Language (M)

Most definitely, in the Query Editor, you can do things like:

if ( [AMT] = 0 or [AMT] = null ) and [Units] = 0 then 0
else 1

 

or

 

if [Code] <> null and [Description] <> null then [Code]&": "&[Description]
else if [Code] <> null then [Code]

 

Hope this helps,

 

Thank you so much for your help! I really appreciate it!

And bear in mind that Power Query is case sensitive with all keywords in lowercase, so IF won't work,

Specializing in Power Query Formula Language (M)

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