IF statement multiply value based on text in other column

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I want to make an IF statement in Power Query that would multiply the number that I have in a column called ALG_Prijs, but it should only be multiplied when the a column named ALG_Detail contains the word "chair".

I have been trying for quite some time now, but I can't get it to work. 

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks! 

[Vijay_A_Verma · Accepted solution]

Use following in a custom column where you will need to replace "Your number" appropriately. 

= if Text.Contains([ALG_Detail],"chair",Comparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase) then [ALG_Prijs]*"Your number" else null

[Anonymous]

It seems to work, apart from the moment where it shows "Error" in the new column. Once I click on it, I get this message: Expression.Error: We cannot apply operator * to types Number and Text.

[Vijay_A_Verma]

Did you replace "Your number" with an approriate column or number? And also make sure that [ALG_Prijs] and "Your number" contains number only.

If still the problem, please paste your query and some sample data here.

[Anonymous]

It worked! Thank you!