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I got a column in a table showing 'Work Order Type' (text column). I need to add a new column to show a different value.
For example if Work Order Type is 1, value in the new calculated column should show "1 - Reactive WO"
For example if Work Order Type is 2, value in the new calculated column should show "2 - Proactive WO", else shows "".
I thought I could use Switch , but it seems that Switch does not support comparing values of type Text. What command should I use?
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Hi,
I am not sure how your DAX formula in the SWITCH function looks like, but please check and try the below.
Instead of writing 1 or 2, please try writing "1" or "2".
Because the column is TEXT data type, 1 and 2 in the column are also TEXT. So, I think, writing in a way of "1" or "2" (inside double quotation mark) might work for your case.
Thanks.
Hi,
I am not sure how your DAX formula in the SWITCH function looks like, but please check and try the below.
Instead of writing 1 or 2, please try writing "1" or "2".
Because the column is TEXT data type, 1 and 2 in the column are also TEXT. So, I think, writing in a way of "1" or "2" (inside double quotation mark) might work for your case.
Thanks.
Hi @Jihwan_Kim ,
Thank you. I figured that out as well 🙂 I did delete this message but it's not gone. Well I think I leave it here anyway, it may help others some way. Thanks again.
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