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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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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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        bartvana
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        Aug 15, 2021
        That's a bit drastic and would have other unwanted effects, I think? It can't be that the only way to use DAX is to have your while system set to English UK, right?

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