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If date is today return text string from custom column
Newbie here with simple newbie question(s).
Have table with custom column...
Want to display, in a Card visual, the string in [Today's Objective] column that corresponds with today's date, if today's date = one of the date's listed in the [Date] column. Trying IF, LOOKUPVALUE, etc but stuck. Is this a job for FILTER? This definitely doesn't work...
Today's Class =
IF(TODAY()<MIN('Member25'[Date]),"This course begins on...",
IF(TODAY()>MAX('Member25'[Date]),"This course has ended.",
LOOKUPVALUE('Member25'[Date],'Member25'[Today's Objective],[Today's Objective])
)
)
Also wondering:
- Do I need the custom column?
- How to add MIN('Member25'[Date]) to the end of the first return string.
Thanks in advance!
Hi Anonymous
here is an example for concatenating strings which falls in a specific date:
The title of the card uses conditional formatting. Create a measure which holds the titel string.
With kind regards from the town where the legend of the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin' is at home
FrankAT (Proud to be a Datanaut)
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- FrankAT
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Hi Anonymous
here is an example for concatenating strings which falls in a specific date:
The title of the card uses conditional formatting. Create a measure which holds the titel string.
With kind regards from the town where the legend of the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin' is at home
FrankAT (Proud to be a Datanaut)Excellent! Thx FrankAT
This is what I did with the example...Today's Theme =
IF(TODAY()<MIN('Member25'[Date]),
VAR _FirstDay = FILTER('Member25', 'Member25'[Date] = MIN('Member25'[Date]))
RETURN
CONCATENATEX(_FirstDay, "Upcoming: " & 'Member25'[Title]),
IF(TODAY()>MAX('Member25'[Date]),"This course has ended.",
VAR _Today = FILTER('Member25', 'Member25'[Date] = TODAY())
RETURN
CONCATENATEX(_Today,'Member25'[ClassTitle],", ")
)
)