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bartvana
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Aug 15, 2021
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DAX IF error: the syntax is incorrect

The answer to this must be really simple but I can't find it... I have the following formula in Power Pivot, =IF([Minstock]>0, 1, 0) where MinStock is a column in the same table of data type "Wh...
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    bartvana
    Aug 15, 2021

    I seemed to have solved it by changing the list separator in Windows Regional settings to semicolon, and then using the semicolon in the DAX formula.

    =IF([MinStock] > 0; 1; 0)

    For future reference, I found the settings here:

    Windows key, then type "region":

     

    In the "Regional Format" window, click on "Additional date, time & regional settings"

    Then "Change date, time or number formats"

     

    There: "Additional settings"

    There, change "List separator" to semicolon:

    I then restarted Excel, not sure if that was necessary.

     

    (To be complete, I also first changed the decimal and grouping separators to respectively point (.) and comma (,) but finally reverted them and it still works.)

     

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Riny_van_Eekelen
Platinum Contributor
Aug 15, 2021

bartvana See if this simple model works on your end. I'm using the comma as the list separator, but have read that local settings may influence DAX formulas. Not my expertise, however.

 

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bartvana
Iron Contributor
Aug 15, 2021

Riny_van_Eekelen It gives the same error when I select the formula and press Enter in Power Pivot:

 

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      bartvana
      Iron Contributor
      Aug 15, 2021

      Yes, same error:

       

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        Riny_van_Eekelen
        Platinum Contributor
        Aug 15, 2021

        bartvana what if you change the local setting of your system to English (UK) and restart the lot? Otherwise I can't think of anything else.

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