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Hi,
I have a foruma in excel that im converting into Powerbi (Powerquery) but im having trouble to recreaty if inside other ifs.
IF($AS6<DATE(YEAR(AZ$5);MONTH(AZ$5);1);
IF($AU6="";NETWORKDAYS(DATE(YEAR(AZ$5);MONTH(AZ$5);1);DATE(YEAR(AZ$5);MONTH(AZ$5)+1;1)-1;Feriado[Nome])*8;
IF($AU6<DATE(YEAR(AZ$5);MONTH(AZ$5);1);"0"; IF($AU6>=DATE(YEAR(AZ$5);MONTH(AZ$5)+1;1)-1;NETWORKDAYS(DATE(YEAR(AZ$5);MONTH(AZ$5);1);DATE(YEAR(AZ$5);MONTH(AZ$5)+1;1)-1;Feriado[Nome])*8;NETWORKDAYS(DATE(YEAR(AZ$5);MONTH(AZ$5);1);$AU6;Feriado[Nome])*8)));........)
Is there a way to recreate this kind of excel forumla in Powerquery mode inside Powerbi?
Thx
Yes, and it is easier. In Excel it is IF(Condition, True, False) and you nest other statemetns in the FALSE section.
In Power Query it is always 3 statements, it is either:
if then else if
or
if then else
if [some field] = 1 then "It works"
else if [Some field] = 2 then "It doesn't work"
else if [some field] = null then "It is empty"
else null
You must have that final else. It isn't like Excel where if you omit the FALSE condition it still works. It will throw an error in Power Query.
And it is case sensitive. if/then/else, not If/Then/Else, or IF/THEN/ELSE. Those will throw errors.
The issue is you cannot reference cells in Power Query, so there is no AS6 or AZ4.
You need to share data with us and explain what you are trying to do. It may be PQ isn't the right place for it, could be a DAX measure. Could be a combination.
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