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mathias1998
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Help with If function and matching between two columns

Hi,

 

I have two existing columns (Column1 and Column2), and I would like to create a new custom column in Power Query which returns:

 

-1 if Column1 and Column2 have the same values

0 if Column1 and Column2 do not match 

Total count of non-blank rows from Column2 (essentially if the COUNTA founction in DAX) if Column1 contains 01.09.2022.

 

It would look something like this:

 

Column1Column2Custom column
31.08.2022null0
01.09.2022null2
02.09.202202.09.2022-1
03.09.2022null0
04.09.202204.09.2022-1
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KT_Bsmart2gethe
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Hi @mathias1998,

 

if [Column1]=[Column2] then -1 else 0

 

Regards

KT 

Thank you. But what about the following. How can that be done? 

 

Return the Total count of non-blank rows from Column2 (essentially if the COUNTA founction in DAX) if Column1 contains 01.09.2022

Hi  @mathias1998,

 

COUNTAX(FILTER(Table,[Column1]=DATE(2022,9,1)),[Column2])

 

Regards

KT

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