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Power Query Editor Custom Column: If, Then Formula

Hi: I'm trying to create a custom column in Power Query Editor with an if, then formula based on a field called "Month".  "Month" holds the name of the month such as "January", "February", etc. I w...
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  • AntonioM's avatar
    AntonioM
    4 years ago

    Sorry, no it doesn't. It'll be the same as you have, so 

    if [Month] = "August" then 8
else if [Month] = "December" then 12
else if [Month] = "July" then 7
else if [Month] = "November" then 11
else if [Month] = "October" then 10
else if [Month] = "September" then 9
else if [Month] = "April" then 4
else if [Month] = "February" then 2
else if [Month] = "January" then 1
else if [Month] = "March" then 3
else if [Month] = "May" then 5
else if [Month] = "June" then 6
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AntonioM
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4 years ago

In power query, "if", "else" and "then" all need to be lower case

 

Each time you have a new "if" you need a full condition to check, so each time you'll need to type '[Month] = ', so 

[Month] = "December" then 12 else if [Month] = "July" then 7 

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Anonymous
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4 years ago

Thanks!  Does the beginning of the syntax start with [Month]?

  • AntonioM's avatar
    AntonioM
    Solution Sage
    4 years ago

    Sorry, no it doesn't. It'll be the same as you have, so 

    if [Month] = "August" then 8
else if [Month] = "December" then 12
else if [Month] = "July" then 7
else if [Month] = "November" then 11
else if [Month] = "October" then 10
else if [Month] = "September" then 9
else if [Month] = "April" then 4
else if [Month] = "February" then 2
else if [Month] = "January" then 1
else if [Month] = "March" then 3
else if [Month] = "May" then 5
else if [Month] = "June" then 6