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BishwaR
Helper V
5 years ago
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Conditional column with different datatype

I am creating a conditional column on numeric  column but the out with a String.   If  Numeric Column A is < 0 then output N/A.   When I tried it it creates the column but then while saving the q...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    5 years ago

    In the formula bar, type:

     

    = Table.AddColumn(NameOfPriorStep, each if [Column A] < 0 then "N/A" else [Column A], type text)

     

    --Nate

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smpa01
Community Champion
5 years ago
let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45W0jVUitWJVgKSsQA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", Int64.Type}}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", each if [Column1] < 0 then "N/A" else Text.From([Column1]))
in
    #"Added Custom"