Nested if

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I'm trying to nest several if conditions. This is the context:

- Column1 [S_LocalExpertDecision]: It is a string and can take several values or be null. I want this field if it isn't null. Otherwise:

- Column2 [InnovationLevel]: It is a number from 0 to 10, or null. I convert this value to text according a rule (<5 or >=5). If it is null, I will consider the next column.

- Column3 [PS_Decision]: It's similar to Column1. I just use this field if the previous one are null. Just in case this is null, the result will be null.

Taking this into account, I have this code:

= if [S_LocalExpertDecision] = null then
(if [InnovationLevel] = null then 
(if [PS_Decision] = null then null
else if Text.Contains([PS_Decision], "Innovation") then "Innovation"
else if Text.Contains([PS_Decision], "Continuous") then "Continuous Improvement"
else if Text.Contains([PS_Decision], "Dispose") then "Discarded"
else null)
else if [InnovationLevel] > 5 then "Innovation"
else if [InnovationLevel] <= 5 then "Continuous Improvement"
else null)
else if Text.Contains([S_LocalExpertDecision], "Innovation") then "Innovation"
else if Text.Contains([S_LocalExpertDecision], "Continuous") then "Continuous Improvement"
else if Text.Contains([S_LocalExpertDecision], "Dispose") then "Discarded"
else null

When I apply this, the column doesn't work and show lots of null entries. Any suggestion?

Thank you in advance.

Best regards,

Fernando

[v-piga-msft]

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Cherry

[gpoggi · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

I think you have a couple of extra nulls in your formula:

extra nulls

With those nulls you won't see [PS_Decision] and [S_LocalExpertDecision] values when they doesn't meet your text criteria.

Try to run this code and let me know if you get any errors:

if
  [S_LocalExpertDecision] = null
then
  if
    [InnovationLevel] = null
  then
    if
      [PS_Decision] = null
    then
      null
    else
      if
        Text.Contains([PS_Decision], "Innovation")
      then
        "Innovation"
      else
        if
          Text.Contains([PS_Decision], "Continuous")
        then
          "Continuous Improvement"
        else
          if
            Text.Contains([PS_Decision], "Dispose")
          then
            "Discarded"
          else
	    [PS_Decision]
  else
    if
      [InnovationLevel] > 5
    then
      "Innovation"
    else
      "Continuous Improvement"
else
  if
    Text.Contains([S_LocalExpertDecision], "Innovation")
  then
    "Innovation"
  else
    if
      Text.Contains([S_LocalExpertDecision], "Continuous")
    then
      "Continuous Improvement"
    else
      if
        Text.Contains([S_LocalExpertDecision], "Dispose")
      then
        "Discarded"
      else
        [S_LocalExpertDecision]

Any question , please let me know.

Regards,

Gian Carlo Poggi