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Hello, i am a beginner when it comes to PowerBI. I am asking if someone would help of adding a column with conditions in power bi.
if column A has anything that starts with a 5, then return the value in columnC with a calculation of Column B*-1, all else return value of Column B
| A | B | C (new column) |
| 45000 | 9853.7 | 9853.7 |
| 10000 | 488.83 | 488.83 |
| 54301 | 5225.62 | -5225.62 |
| 56000 | 29.98 | -29.98 |
Solved! Go to Solution.
Use this
= if Text.StartsWith(Text.From([A]),"5") then -1*[B] else [B]
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Use this
= if Text.StartsWith(Text.From([A]),"5") then -1*[B] else [B]
👍 It's been a pleasure to help you | Help Hours: 11 AM to 9 PM (UTC+05:30)
How to get your questions answered quickly -- How to provide sample data
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