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damit23183
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6 years ago
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Result from SWITHC not as expected

Hi,

 

I am having issue with switch formula when creating custom columns from existing columns from same table;

 

SWITCH(TRUE(),
NOT(ISBLANK([Date Agreed])) && NOT(ISBLANK([Contact Date])), 1,
ISBLANK([Date Agreed]) && NOT(ISBLANK([Contact Date])), 2,
NOT(ISBLANK([Date Agreed])) && [Status Name] = "Accepted", 3,
ISBLANK([Date Agreed]) && [Status Name] = "Accepted", 4,
NOT(ISBLANK([Date Agreed])), 5,
ISBLANK([Date Agreed]), 6
)
 
Based on the above formula, i am only able to get 1,2,5,6 in output but i saw full table and found that
there are records available in table which satisfy 3 & 4 condition. Thereofre, i should see all values form 1 to 6 in
this custom column which i am creating.
 
NOTE: All of these conditonal columns are from same table. Here i am trying to create new custom columns.
 
I have one record which satisfy condtion where output shoule be 3 but i am getting 2. It does look like syntex
is only looking at first condition which is NOT(ISBLANK([Date Agreed])). Therefore, i am getting 2 instead of 3.
 
Any help will be appreciated!
 
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  • edhans's avatar
    edhans
    6 years ago

    Thanks for the data. Your data doesn't allow for the results you want. For example, in your data, row 2 and 4 are identical:

    • Date Agreed is null
    • Contact Date is not null
    • Status Name is "Accepted

    There is no other critera for the SWITCH to return a 2 for row 2 and a 4 for row 4.

    As for the others that were off, the below will fix it. 

    Result = 
SWITCH (
    TRUE (),
    NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) ) && NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Contact Date] ) ), 1,
    ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) && NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Contact Date] ) ) && [Status Name] = "Accepted", 2,
    NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) )
        && [Status Name] = "Accepted", 3,
    ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] )
        && [Status Name] = "Accepted", 4,
    NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) ) && [Status Name] = "Rejected", 5,
    ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) && [Status Name] = "Rejected", 6
)

    You can see my results below, and the red boxes highlighted what I changed in your Calculated Column formula.

     

3 Replies

  • edhans's avatar
    edhans
    Icon for Community Champion rankCommunity Champion
    6 years ago

    Your formula looks ok:

    Data =
SWITCH (
    TRUE (),
    NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) ) && NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Contact Date] ) ), 1,
    ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) && NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Contact Date] ) ), 2,
    NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) )
        && [Status Name] = "Accepted", 3,
    ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] )
        && [Status Name] = "Accepted", 4,
    NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) ), 5,
    ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ), 6
)

    I cannot really troubleshoot without the data. For example, if there are any leading or trailing spaces in [Status Name] then it won't work, but without the data we cannot see that. "Accepted" <> "Accepted " for example. DAX is not case sensitive though like Power Query is, so that isn't it.

    • damit23183's avatar
      damit23183
      Icon for Microsoft Employee rankMicrosoft Employee
      6 years ago

       

      Hi,

      Thank you for your response.

      Here are details from data..sorry can't share real data due to privacy but have created exactly same table;

       

      This is Source Table :

       

       

      Here is current output;

       

       

      Based on SWITCH formula i should get below output;

      Expected Output:

       

                                                                                                                                                                         

       

       

       

      Hope this will help you.

       

      Thanks           

      • edhans's avatar
        edhans
        Icon for Community Champion rankCommunity Champion
        6 years ago

        Thanks for the data. Your data doesn't allow for the results you want. For example, in your data, row 2 and 4 are identical:

        • Date Agreed is null
        • Contact Date is not null
        • Status Name is "Accepted

        There is no other critera for the SWITCH to return a 2 for row 2 and a 4 for row 4.

        As for the others that were off, the below will fix it. 

        Result = 
SWITCH (
    TRUE (),
    NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) ) && NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Contact Date] ) ), 1,
    ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) && NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Contact Date] ) ) && [Status Name] = "Accepted", 2,
    NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) )
        && [Status Name] = "Accepted", 3,
    ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] )
        && [Status Name] = "Accepted", 4,
    NOT ( ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) ) && [Status Name] = "Rejected", 5,
    ISBLANK ( [Date Agreed] ) && [Status Name] = "Rejected", 6
)

        You can see my results below, and the red boxes highlighted what I changed in your Calculated Column formula.