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xiumi_hou
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Need help for dax function

Dear all, the below dax gave me wrong result, can someone helpe me figure it out?

 
What I really want is:
If   'Cases'[Cases_cstm.referred_by_c])="Self"  then report "5"
If  'Cases'[Cases_cstm.referred_by_c])="Practitioner" then 
     if 'prac_practitioners'[type])="general_practitioner" report 1
     if 'prac_practitioners'[type])="nurse_practiitoner","  report 2
     if 'prac_practitioners'[type])="psychiatrist", report 3
If  'Cases'[Cases_cstm.referred_by_c] is blank, then report "  "
 
My dax: 
Referral_Source_Type = IF(SELECTEDVALUE('Cases'[Cases_cstm.referred_by_c])="Self","5",
if(SELECTEDVALUE('Cases'[Cases_cstm.referred_by_c])="Practitioner", switch(
True(),
SELECTEDVALUE('prac_practitioners'[type])="general_practitioner","1",
SELECTEDVALUE('prac_practitioners'[type])="nurse_practiitoner","2",
SELECTEDVALUE('prac_practitioners'[type])="psychiatrist","3"
), " ")
)
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v-lili6-msft
Community Support
Community Support

HI @xiumi_hou 

Your formula works in a measure, if you are want to create a column, please adjust the formula as below:

Referral_Source_Type =
IF (
     'Cases'[Cases_cstm.referred_by_c]  = "Self",
    "5",
    IF (
         'Cases'[Cases_cstm.referred_by_c]  = "Practitioner",
        SWITCH (
            TRUE (),
            'prac_practitioners'[type]  = "general_practitioner", "1",
            'prac_practitioners'[type]  = "nurse_practiitoner", "2",
            'prac_practitioners'[type]  = "psychiatrist", "3"
        ),
        " "
    )
)

 

Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-lili6-msft
Community Support
Community Support

HI @xiumi_hou 

Your formula works in a measure, if you are want to create a column, please adjust the formula as below:

Referral_Source_Type =
IF (
     'Cases'[Cases_cstm.referred_by_c]  = "Self",
    "5",
    IF (
         'Cases'[Cases_cstm.referred_by_c]  = "Practitioner",
        SWITCH (
            TRUE (),
            'prac_practitioners'[type]  = "general_practitioner", "1",
            'prac_practitioners'[type]  = "nurse_practiitoner", "2",
            'prac_practitioners'[type]  = "psychiatrist", "3"
        ),
        " "
    )
)

 

Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
parry2k
Super User
Super User

@xiumi_hou what result you are getting when you said it is wrong?



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