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kasiaw29
Resolver II
5 years ago
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Expressions that yield variant data-type error message in if statement

Hi community,    I'm tryingto create a custom column that checks some dates and returns "LATE" if it meets criteria or a date otherwise.  My formula goes as follows: Actual Start = IF(ISBLANK(...
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  • amitchandak's avatar
    amitchandak
    5 years ago

    kasiaw29 , One place you are returning "Late" another place date. Power BI dax Do not allow different data types

     

    Try like

    Actual Start =

    IF(ISBLANK(RELATED('Sub Project w Activities'[Actual Start]))
    && 'Activity History'[Latest Customer Agreed Dispatch Date]<=TODAY(),"LATE",RELATED('Sub Project w Activities'[Actual Start])&"")

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amitchandak
Super User
5 years ago

kasiaw29 , One place you are returning "Late" another place date. Power BI dax Do not allow different data types

 

Try like

Actual Start =

IF(ISBLANK(RELATED('Sub Project w Activities'[Actual Start]))
&& 'Activity History'[Latest Customer Agreed Dispatch Date]<=TODAY(),"LATE",RELATED('Sub Project w Activities'[Actual Start])&"")

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kasiaw29
Resolver II
5 years ago

Thanks amitchandak I've also placed FORMAT in my resultiffalse 

IF(ISBLANK(RELATED('Sub Project w Activities'[Actual Start])) && 'Activity History'[Latest Customer Agreed Dispatch Date]<=TODAY(),"LATE",FORMAT(RELATED('Sub Project w Activities'[Actual Start]),""))
 
Which simingly does the same thing. Thank you so much for your fast reply!