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wlljhn
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5 years ago
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Add custom column in power query with IF-OR

Hi I'm trying to add new column in power query with condition that I will normally use in excel as follow: if(or(weekday([Date],2)=5,weekday([Date],2)=6),weeknum([Date]+3,2),weeknum([Date]+2,2)   ...
  • edhans's avatar
    5 years ago

    It is very similar, just a slightly different syntax:

    if(or(weekday([Date],2)=5,weekday([Date],2)=6),weeknum([Date]+3,2),weeknum([Date]+2,2)

    Becomes

    if Date.DayOfWeek([Date],Day.Monday) = 5 or Date.DayOfWeek([Date],Day.Monday) = 6
    then Date.WeekOfYear(Date.AddDays([Date],3),Day.Monday)
    else Date.WeekOfYear(Date.AddDays([Date],2),Day.Monday)

    Without actual data hard to verify so check it out. the Day.Monday parameter just says what the first day of the week is, so change that as desired. I think the ,2, in Excel does the same.

     

    In Power Query, there is no IF() function, but you use if/then/else, and else is always required. If you don't need it just use else null to return nothing. if/then/else is always 100% lowercase too.

     

    I put line breaks in my formula above. You don't have to, but easier to read I think. See if that helps wlljhn