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SWITCH won't return a VAR table
Hi,
I am trying to build up a virtual table using UNION and SELECTCOLUMNS, this table is variable and its content is based on another column, hence am using SWITCH so that I can build up the appropriate table for each case.
However, my RETURN function doesn't recognize the table that I built in my VAR, I don't know why.
When I removed the SWITCH and applied directly UNION and SELECTCOLUMNS to see if my table would be recognized in my RETURN function, it worked fine.
So, does SWITCH function not return TABLE when used in a VAR?
The end is that I can calculate the standard deviation from a column in that virtual table I am building, hence here is how I would describe the structure of my code:
STANDARDDEVCOLUMN =
VAR TARGETTABLE = SWITCH([REVIEWTABLE],
1,UNION(SELECTCOLUMNS) <- 1st case
2,UNION(SELECTCOLUMNS) <- 1st case
3,UNION(SELECTCOLUMNS) <- 1st case
In Else I put a default table with 1 row only and predefined values)
RETURN
STDEVX.P (TARGETTABLE,[MYCOLUMN])
3 Replies
Hi Medmbchr ,
The switch function returns a single value of any type, not a table.
Best Regards,
Gallen Luo
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.Thanks for the reply, that was my suspicion and your confirmed it.
Hence, how can I return a table in a VAR function using conditions? I tried combinations of IF() but it didn't work out either.
Regards,
Hi Medmbchr ,
You can try using the IF function directly in RETURN. If this doesn't resolve the issue, you can provide sample data and projected output to further resolve it
Best Regards,
Gallen Luo
