Show value from text column

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I have a simple table (Table1) and I'm trying to make a measure (Measure1) which prints text from two columns (Name1, Name2) depending the value in "Value" -column.

If "Value"=0, print Name2.

How do I do this measure?

Table1

Name1	Name2	Value	Measure1 (If Value = 0, print Name2)
Smith	Beaner	0	Beaner
Simonson	Bee	1	Simonson
Adams	Beck	0	Beck

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

To only give the solution would be easy so im also trying to explain how IF statements work in PBI Measures. 

This is your solution.

Measure = IF(SELECTEDVALUE(Table1[Value])=0;SELECTEDVALUE(Table1[Name2]);SELECTEDVALUE(Table1[Name1]))

 
To simplify an if statement its basically this:
IF(Logic;Iflogicistrue;iflogicisfalse)
But a measure allways needs some form ¨Group" unlike columns. Where in a calculated column you can refer to another column by just refering in a measure you need MAX() MIN() or in this case i used SELECTEDVALUE().

Then i selected the column with the value and checked if it was 0. If it was i would use name2. If it wasent i would use name1.
If you would like to expand this statement it would look something like this:

Measure = IF(Selectedvalue(Value)=0;Name2;IF(Selectedvalue(value)=1;name1;Othervalue))

I hope this makes sense! Goodluck

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[Adamtall · Accepted solution]

Hi, cant you make a column instead? 

Column = IF('Table'[Value] = 0;'Table'[Name2];'Table'[Name1])

/Adam

[Anonymous]

Great! The column was the reason! Thanks!