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LyonsBI_BRL
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5 years ago
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Nested IF Statement - Not Returning all Conditions

I'm running into a problem when running my nested IF statement.   If([value.FollowersonTwitter]<=500, "Less than 500", IF([value.FollowersonTwitter]>=1000, "1000", IF([value.FollowersonTwitter]>=5...
  • selimovd's avatar
    5 years ago

    Hey LyonsBI_BRL ,

     

    when you have 6000 followers the criteria >=1000 gives back a true and the other options are not checked.

    You can either change the order, so that the biggest numbers are checked first:

     

    IF([value.FollowersonTwitter]>=10000, "10,000+",
    IF([value.FollowersonTwitter]>=5000, "5000+",
    IF([value.FollowersonTwitter]>=1000, "1000",
    If([value.FollowersonTwitter]<=500, "Less than 500", "No Followers"))))

     

     

    Or you have to add a second citeria:

     

    If([value.FollowersonTwitter]<=500, "Less than 500",
    IF([value.FollowersonTwitter]>=1000 && [value.FollowersonTwitter]<5000, "1000",
    IF([value.FollowersonTwitter]>=5000 && [value.FollowersonTwitter]<10000, "5000+",
    IF([value.FollowersonTwitter]>=10000, "10,000+", "No Followers"))))

     

     

    Also I would recommend to check out the usage of SWITCH(TRUE) as it's a lot clearer than nested ifs:

    https://powerpivotpro.com/2015/03/the-diabolical-genius-of-switch-true/

     

    myCalculatedColumn =
    SWITCH(
        TRUE(),
        [value.FollowersonTwitter] >= 10000, "10,000+",
        [value.FollowersonTwitter] >= 5000, "5000+",
        [value.FollowersonTwitter] >= 1000, "1000",
        [value.FollowersonTwitter] <= 500, "Less than 500",
        "No Followers"
    )

     

    If you need any help please let me know.
    If I answered your question I would be happy if you could mark my post as a solution ✔️ and give it a thumbs up 👍
     
    Best regards
    Denis