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geoffgarcia
Helper I
6 years ago
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Scoring text

I have a column of types of fruit and want to add a score for each (Apple = 1, Banana = 2, Cherry = 3, etc.).   I've tried to create a measure thinking I could use an IF condition, but my text base...
  • az38's avatar
    6 years ago

    Hi geoffgarcia 

    it's better to create a column with SWITCH() like

    Column = 
    SWITCH(table[fruit],
    "Apple", 1,
    "Banana", 2,
    "Cherry", 3,
    0
    )

    but if you still need a measure try

    Column = 
    var _fruit = MAX(table[fruit])
    
    RETURN
    
    SWITCH(_fruit,
    "Apple", 1,
    "Banana", 2,
    "Cherry", 3,
    0
    )