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Topic: Formula Editor Posted: 22 Feb 2016 at 12:26pm
Good Afternoon
I have a formula with 8 if/then/else statements...if I move the
6th if/then/else statement to the top in the formula editor, my results change...if I then move the 8th one to the top, the results change...etc....
Do you have any idea why it does this and how can I fix it?
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Posted: 23 Feb 2016 at 3:40am
two things to keep in mind.
first, if you have null values you need to address them first or in each if-then or it will stop evaluating when it hits that null in the row or use the option to 'use default values for nulls'.
second, your if-then runs in sequence, the first if-then condition the row meets ends the execution on that row and returns that "then" value. By changing the order it can change the result because a row might meet more than one if-then but will only return the first in the sequence.
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