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Hi there, I have a table of 12 or so columns of numeric and text data, I applied a number of steps and then finally added a column using this m code "RAG = Table.AddColumn(#"Reordered Columns", "Custom", each if [Target] = null or [Result] = null then null
else if [Polarity] = "Higher is better" and [Result] >= [Target] then 1
else if "Higher is better" and [Result] >= ([Target]*0.95) then 0
else if "Higher is better" then -1
else if [Polarity] = "Lower is better" and [Result] <= [Target] then 1
else if "Lower is better" and [Result] <= ([Target]*1.05) then 0
else if "Lower is better" then -1
else null)"
I applied the query and when I looked in Data view the only object I could see was the m code. Has the added column somehow hidded the other columns?
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Hi @Milagros ,
Very difficult to diagnose based on the info provided.
Could you share a couple of screenshots of what your PQ step list looks like, and what it looks like in the Data View please?
Pete
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Hi @Milagros
Did you put the it with the quotes in Advanced Editor? If yes, like @Anonymous said, you need to get rid of " ", and you also missed some [Polarity] =
RAG
= Table.AddColumn(
#"Reordered Columns",
"Custom",
each
if [Target] = null or [Result] = null then
null
else if [Polarity] = "Higher is better" and [Result] >= [Target] then
1
else if [Polarity] = "Higher is better" and [Result] >= ([Target] * 0.95) then
0
else if [Polarity] ="Higher is better" then
- 1
else if [Polarity] = "Lower is better" and [Result] <= [Target] then
1
else if [Polarity] ="Lower is better" and [Result] <= ([Target] * 1.05) then
0
else if [Polarity] ="Lower is better" then
- 1
else
null
)
Probably can try it
RAG
= Table.AddColumn(
#"Reordered Columns",
"Custom",
each
if [Target] = null or [Result] = null then
null
else if ([Polarity] = "Higher is better" and [Result] >= [Target])
or ([Polarity] = "Lower is better" and [Result] <= [Target])
then
1
else if ([Polarity] = "Higher is better" and [Result] >= [Target] * 0.95)
or ([Polarity] = "Lower is better" and [Result] <= [Target] * 1.05)
then
0
else if [Polarity] = "Higher is better" or [Polarity] = "Lower is better" then
- 1
else
null
)
Hi Vera, Thank you so much, that seems to work perfectly!
Mila
Just get rid of the first and last quotes (")
--Nate
Thanks Nate, Much appreciated.
Mila
Hi @Milagros ,
Very difficult to diagnose based on the info provided.
Could you share a couple of screenshots of what your PQ step list looks like, and what it looks like in the Data View please?
Pete
Proud to be a Datanaut!
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