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Anonymous
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7 years ago
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DAX if statement syntax error

I am new to Power BI ... I am tyrying to insert a new custom column into a table in the Query Editor. The Column should extract data from an excisting column based on an "IF" Statement with an "CONTA...
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  • PattemManohar's avatar
    PattemManohar
    7 years ago

    Anonymous Please note "Power Query" expressions are case sensitive.  "IF" not same as "if", please correct the all keywords in your expression.

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PattemManohar
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7 years ago

Anonymous Please try this..

 

=IF (CONTAINS(TableName,[Content],"SHOWS"),"SHOWS",IF ([Content] IN {"DRY","WATER"},"DRY","HC"))

Note - CONTAINS will return TRUE if there is any row in the table that contains SHOWS in the Content field. Not sure whethere you want that behaviour or looking for searching in each row then try this

 

IF(SEARCH("SHOWS",[Content],1,0)>0,"SHOWS",IF(Test140[Content] IN {"DRY","WATER"},"DRY","HC"))

 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    7 years ago

    I've tried both... and although there are no syntax error detected I still getr the message "Expression.Error: The name 'IF' wasn't recognised....."

     

    Do I need to specify the Table name in the formula, seeing as this is a given

     

    • LivioLanzo's avatar
      LivioLanzo
      Solution Sage
      7 years ago

      Anonymous

       

      looks like you're using Power Query and not DAX

       

      try this:

       

      = if Text.Contains([Conent],"SHOWS") then "SHOWS" else if List.Contains({"DRY","WATER"},[Content]) then "DRY" else "HC"

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
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        7 years ago

        Yes I'm working in PowerQuery... (I thought this was the same)

         

        I've tried several approaches nothing seems to work..

        My Column conatins 12 unique types of entry (text), all those rows containing the words "SHOWS" should be returned as "SHOWS". Entries with "DRY" or "WATER" should return "DRY", all other entries should Return the value "HC"

         

        Keep getting Syntax errors I don't understand... is the syntax case sensative, when should I use IF.. Then and Else rather than commas

         

         

        (This is an Oil industry problem... in case you were wondering)