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Error while retrieving datetime column from LOOKUPVALUE expression inside SWITCH function
Hi all,
I am creating a calculated column, and given it requires more than 2 conditions, using the SWITCH / TRUE structure. This new column is in Table1, which has no relation with Table2 and Table3.
The code goes like this:
SWITCH(
TRUE(),
Table1[Class] in VALUES(Table2[Class]), LOOKUPVALUE(Table3[Date], Table3[Index],Table1[Index]),
<value2>, “Result2”,
“Else”
)
However, I keep getting the "Expressions that yield variant data-type cannot be used to define calculated columns" error message. I've tried the code, testing it part by part, and found that:
- The message only comes up when the data retrieved by the LOOKUPVALUE function is a datetime. If the Result_ColumnName is any other column in the searched table, the code runs with no messages.
- This same LOOKUPVALUE expression, when used apart from the SWITCH TRUE structure, works fine.
- Table3[Index] and Table1[Index] used in the function are index columns with unique values and a 1:1 correlation.
Does anyone have any idea of what may be causing the error message? Thanks very much in advance.
alisson_vilela , this error come when return two different datatype in switch/if else
like text and number
in such case convert number to text by using [Value] & "" or format to text. or return blank in place of text
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- amitchandakSuper User
alisson_vilela , this error come when return two different datatype in switch/if else
like text and number
in such case convert number to text by using [Value] & "" or format to text. or return blank in place of text