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How to create if then statement in Power Query based on Error in value across three columns?
I have three columns all with dates in the them, but some of the dates of 'Error'. I want to create a new column that takes the first value that doesn't have an 'Error'.
I can get this to work in excel with this formula: =IFERROR(A1,IFERROR(B1,C1)) what is the equivalent formula for Power Query?
See screen shot for example. The green check marks are the values I'm trying to get into one column
Hey Anonymous
You can use try/otherwise as shown in this thread: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Power-Query-M-code-equivalent-to-quot-iferror-quot-function/td-p/281479
You can follow the guidelines in this article: https://www.poweredsolutions.co/2019/06/18/error-handling-iferror-in-power-bi-power-query/
You can use the Find & replace in the Query Editer in Power BI which will add a step to the query to replace errors with a string of your choosing.
Or you can use a calculated column with the IFERROR function: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/iferror-function-dax
If this helps please kudo.
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Hi Anonymous
use "Replace Error" option. rigth-click to data column and replace error values to "0"
then use statement like
= if [Clean Date 2] = 0 then [Clean Date 3] else if .. then ... else ...Hey Anonymous
You can use try/otherwise as shown in this thread: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Power-Query-M-code-equivalent-to-quot-iferror-quot-function/td-p/281479
You can follow the guidelines in this article: https://www.poweredsolutions.co/2019/06/18/error-handling-iferror-in-power-bi-power-query/
You can use the Find & replace in the Query Editer in Power BI which will add a step to the query to replace errors with a string of your choosing.
Or you can use a calculated column with the IFERROR function: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/iferror-function-dax
If this helps please kudo.
If this solves your problem please accept it as a solution.
