Nested IF statements not working

[dommyw277]

Hi, 

Im trying to create a new column based on 3 queries? I basically want to say if it contains this then bring back that:

So if it contains 123 its Test1, 456 its Test 2 else Test 3

NewColumnName =
IF(
'NewColumnName'[SERVICE_TYPE] = 123,
"Test1",
IF(
'NewColumnName'[SERVICE_TYPE] = 456,
"Test2",
"Test3"
)
)

Thanks in advance

[dommyw277]

Amazing, thank you!

[JorgePinho]

You're welcome @dommyw277 🙂

I would also suggest you to use SWITCH instead of nested IFs:

NewColumnName =
SWITCH(TRUE(),
CONTAINSSTRING('NewColumnName'[SERVICE_TYPE], "123"),"Test1",
CONTAINSSTRING('NewColumnName'[SERVICE_TYPE],"456"),"Test2",
"Test3")

[JorgePinho]

What is the type of the column SERVICE_TYPE? Is it Text or Numeric? If it is text you are treating it as a numeric.

[dommyw277]

Hi, yes its Text - it contains text and numbers?

[JorgePinho]

@dommyw277 can you give an example of the values in that column?

[dommyw277]

Thanks. Heres a brief example:

cd6b6eec- Azure

0b4c205 - AZURE 2

[JorgePinho · Accepted solution]

Try this:

NewColumnName =
IF(
CONTAINSSTRING('NewColumnName'[SERVICE_TYPE], "123"),
"Test1",
IF(
CONTAINSSTRING('NewColumnName'[SERVICE_TYPE],"456"),
"Test2",
"Test3"
)
)