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SWITCH statement not working properly
I have the following SWITCH statement as a new column:
Hi Anonymous
It can work correctly on my side.
Please check which version you use(there may be an issue with the previous version).
To make it works on your side, i would suggest you updating the lastest version.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-latest-update
There is a workaround as below if you use the current version:
Create measures
Measure 1 = SWITCH(MAX(Table2[Trend]),"Up",1,"Down",-1,"Steady",0) Measure 2 = VAR Down = UNICHAR (11167) VAR Up = UNICHAR (11165) VAR Equal = UNICHAR (61 ) RETURN SWITCH ( TRUE(), [Measure 1]<0, Down, [Measure 1]>0, Up&" ", [Measure 1]=0, Equal)
or create columns
Column 1 = SWITCH(Table2[Trend],"Up",1,"Down",-1,"Steady",0) Column 2 = VAR Down = UNICHAR (11167) VAR Up = UNICHAR (11165) VAR Equal = UNICHAR (61 ) RETURN SWITCH ( TRUE(), [Column 1]<0, Down, [Column 1]>0, Up&" ", [Column 1]=0, Equal)
Best Regards
MaggieCommunity Support Team _ Maggie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
5 Replies
- AnonymousNot applicable
Anonymous - That looks like it should work - can you provide a sample table or pbix?
Thanks,
Nathan
- AnonymousNot applicable
- v-juanli-msftCommunity Support
Hi Anonymous
It can work correctly on my side.
Please check which version you use(there may be an issue with the previous version).
To make it works on your side, i would suggest you updating the lastest version.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-latest-update
There is a workaround as below if you use the current version:
Create measures
Measure 1 = SWITCH(MAX(Table2[Trend]),"Up",1,"Down",-1,"Steady",0) Measure 2 = VAR Down = UNICHAR (11167) VAR Up = UNICHAR (11165) VAR Equal = UNICHAR (61 ) RETURN SWITCH ( TRUE(), [Measure 1]<0, Down, [Measure 1]>0, Up&" ", [Measure 1]=0, Equal)
or create columns
Column 1 = SWITCH(Table2[Trend],"Up",1,"Down",-1,"Steady",0) Column 2 = VAR Down = UNICHAR (11167) VAR Up = UNICHAR (11165) VAR Equal = UNICHAR (61 ) RETURN SWITCH ( TRUE(), [Column 1]<0, Down, [Column 1]>0, Up&" ", [Column 1]=0, Equal)
Best Regards
MaggieCommunity Support Team _ Maggie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly. - v-juanli-msftCommunity Support
Hi Anonymous
Is this problem sloved?
If it is sloved, could you kindly accept it as a solution to close this case?
If not, please let me know.
Best Regards
Maggie
- AnonymousNot applicableThanks - had to use the workaround as I am running latest version of PowerBI Desktop already. BTW - can you tell me why you add a space for the Up check? Up&" "