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Anonymous
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5 years ago
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IF and SWITCH Functions

Hello,

 

IF and SWITCH have their own set of rules?

 

IF-

Tried using the IF function, its doesnt allow to use it more than 3 times?

Error-"Too many arguments were passed to the IF function. The maximum argument count for the function is 3."

 
Column = if(Sheet1[Month]="Jan","Fisrt",
                 IF(Sheet1[Month]="feb",
                 IF(Sheet1[Num]=2,"Second","Good",
                 IF(Sheet1[Month]="Mar","Third"))))

SWITCH-
Error- Function 'SWITCH' does not support comparing values of type True/False with values of type Text. Consider using the VALUE or FORMAT function to convert one of the values.

Work type ref 1 = SWITCH(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="none",
                                           Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1001","Vacation",
                                           Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1002","Vacation",
                                           Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1003","Vacation",
                                           Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1004","Vacation",
                                           Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1005","Vacation",
                                           Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1006","Vacation","Non- Proj",
                                           Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="Run the Business (RTB)","RTB")

 

 

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  • ryan_mayu's avatar
    ryan_mayu
    5 years ago

    Anonymous 

    Column = if(Sheet1[Month]="Jan","Fisrt",
    IF(Sheet1[Month]="feb",what's the result for feb?
    IF(Sheet1[Num]=2,"Second","Good",//this IF staement is completed, you can't have the below statments
    IF(Sheet1[Month]="Mar","Third"))))

    please make sure if statment has three parameters (condition, true, false)

     

    SWITCH

    What's the higher priority column of this? you can't put two columns in the switch. please share the sample data and explain the logic.

     

    Work type ref 1 = SWITCH(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="none",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1001","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1002","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1003","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1004","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1005","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1006","Vacation","Non- Proj",
    Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="Run the Business (RTB)","RTB")

     

    maybe you can try

    Column = IF(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="none",SWITCH(TRUE(),Sheet1[ProjectID] in {"XX1001","XX1002","XX1003","XX1004","XX1005","XX1006"},"VACATION","NON-PROJ"),IF(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="Run the Business (RTB)","RTB"))

    if the value of project porfolio name is blank instead of TEXT "none", you can try

    Column = IF(isblank(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]),SWITCH(TRUE(),Sheet1[ProjectID] in {"XX1001","XX1002","XX1003","XX1004","XX1005","XX1006"},"VACATION","NON-PROJ"),IF(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="Run the Business (RTB)","RTB"))

     

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  • amitchandak's avatar
    amitchandak
    Super User
    5 years ago

    Anonymous , like this try SWITCH true

    SWITCH(true(), Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="none","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1001","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1002","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1003","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1004","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1005","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1006","Vacation","Non- Proj",
    Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="Run the Business (RTB)","RTB")

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      5 years ago

      Stilll the same 😞

  • ryan_mayu's avatar
    ryan_mayu
    Super User
    5 years ago

    Anonymous 

    Column = if(Sheet1[Month]="Jan","Fisrt",
    IF(Sheet1[Month]="feb",what's the result for feb?
    IF(Sheet1[Num]=2,"Second","Good",//this IF staement is completed, you can't have the below statments
    IF(Sheet1[Month]="Mar","Third"))))

    please make sure if statment has three parameters (condition, true, false)

     

    SWITCH

    What's the higher priority column of this? you can't put two columns in the switch. please share the sample data and explain the logic.

     

    Work type ref 1 = SWITCH(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="none",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1001","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1002","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1003","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1004","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1005","Vacation",
    Sheet1[Project ID]="XX1006","Vacation","Non- Proj",
    Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="Run the Business (RTB)","RTB")

     

    maybe you can try

    Column = IF(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="none",SWITCH(TRUE(),Sheet1[ProjectID] in {"XX1001","XX1002","XX1003","XX1004","XX1005","XX1006"},"VACATION","NON-PROJ"),IF(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="Run the Business (RTB)","RTB"))

    if the value of project porfolio name is blank instead of TEXT "none", you can try

    Column = IF(isblank(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]),SWITCH(TRUE(),Sheet1[ProjectID] in {"XX1001","XX1002","XX1003","XX1004","XX1005","XX1006"},"VACATION","NON-PROJ"),IF(Sheet1[Project Portfolio Name]="Run the Business (RTB)","RTB"))