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Manas1415
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8 years ago
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Using LOOKUPVALUE in IFERROR producing an error

Hi all,

I am new to Power BI and I'm stuck in a particular scenario where I want to derive a Column Value from a MappingTable using Column_1 or Column_2 as Column references and display the corresponding values of the ResultColumn against a SearchColumn from my main table.

 

I am trying to populate my MainTable with a lookup value from a MappingTable, but I am trying to use two different reference columns from the MappingTable. I tried using the same approach as MS-Excel by using two lookup functions inside an IFERROR function.

 

Formula in Excel:

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP([@Task Name],'MappingTable'!A:G,7,0),VLOOKUP([@Task Name],'MappingTable'!B:G,6,0))

which works absolutely fine in MS-Excel.

 

Formula I'm trying to use in Power BI:

NewColumn(LookUp Function) =

                  IFERROR(
                        LOOKUPVALUE('MappingTable'[ResultColumn],'Task Categories'[Column_1],'MainTable'[Task Name]),
                        LOOKUPVALUE('MappingTable'[ResultColumn],'Task Categories'[Column_2],'MainTable'[Task Name])
                  )

This Expression gives the following Error Message: <A Table of Multiple values was supplied where a single value was expected.>

 

 

Note: For all the null values in MappingTable[Column_1], there exists a value in MappingTable[Column_2] which I want to use as the reference column if the Column_1 is NULL to display the Output from the ResultColumn in both the cases.

 

Sample Structure of my Tables:

 

My MappingTable looks like this:

 

So basically, I'm performing a lookup to fetch the value from the ResultColumn using Column_1 as reference, where if there is a NULL value, I want to use the Column_2 as reference and fetch the corresponding value from the ResultColumn.

 

MainTable:

 

Error Message:

 

Desired Output:

 

P.S: Please refrain from suggesting to merge the Column_1 and Column_2 in the first place because I just can't, I need to find out if there's anyway possible to achieve the desired result?

 

Any kind of input is appreciated. 

 

 

 

  • Hi,

     

    This is the calculted column formula i used in Table2

     

    =IF(ISBLANK(LOOKUPVALUE(mappingtable[Result],mappingtable[Column_1],[Lookup_value])),LOOKUPVALUE(mappingtable[Result],mappingtable[Column_2],[Lookup_value]),LOOKUPVALUE(mappingtable[Result],mappingtable[Column_1],[Lookup_value]))

    Hope this helps.

     

12 Replies

  • v-huizhn-msft's avatar
    v-huizhn-msft
    Microsoft Employee

    Hi Manas1415,

    >> which I want to use as the reference column if the Column_1 is NULL to display the Output from the ResultColumn in both the cases.

    What's the meaning of both cases? From your formula, ResultColumn only exist 'MappingTable' table. 

    In addition, it's hard to reproduce your scenario without sample table, please share your sample table for further analysis.

    Best Regards,
    Angelia

    • Manas1415's avatar
      Manas1415
      Frequent Visitor

      Hi v-huizhn-msft,

       

      First of all, thanks for reaching out.

       

      My MappingTable looks like this:

       

      So basically, I'm performing a lookup to fetch the value from the ResultColumn using Column_1 as reference, where if there is a NULL value, I want to use the Column_2 as reference and fetch the corresponding value from the ResultColumn.

       

      Hope this clears what I'm trying to ask. :)

       

      • Ashish_Mathur's avatar
        Ashish_Mathur
        Super User

        Hi,

         

        This is the calculted column formula i used in Table2

         

        =IF(ISBLANK(LOOKUPVALUE(mappingtable[Result],mappingtable[Column_1],[Lookup_value])),LOOKUPVALUE(mappingtable[Result],mappingtable[Column_2],[Lookup_value]),LOOKUPVALUE(mappingtable[Result],mappingtable[Column_1],[Lookup_value]))

        Hope this helps.

         

  • Hi,

     

    I cannot identify any mistake in your formula.  It looks like for there are duplicate values in Column_1 and/or Column_2 for the same task_name.  Please confirm if that is the case.

  • Manohar30's avatar
    Manohar30
    Microsoft Employee

    Hi Team,

    I am new to Power BI and I'm stuck in a particular scenario where I want to convert this Vlookup in excel formula to Power Bi.

    Excel vlookup formula: =IFERROR(VLOOKUP([@Team],NTEbyTeam3[[Org]:[FY20NTE]],2,FALSE)/IF([@[Approved Ind]]="N",0,IF([@[Budget]]=-1,0,SUMIFS([TotalPo],[Team],[@Team],[Budget],0))),0)

     

    In power Bi i need to convert this expression. Any help is appriciated. 

     

    Thank you,

    Manohar.

    • Ashish_Mathur's avatar
      Ashish_Mathur
      Super User

      Hi,

      Share some data, explain the question and show the expected result.