Stuck on simple multiple if/else

Hi Robert

Just a couple of tweaks. To use the text of a choice field in a formula you need to use text(Rating) and then as it's in a formula field just use the value without the equals sign. So it all becomes

if text(Rating) = "Not much" then
"1"
else
if text(Rating) = "Good" then
"2"
else
if Text(Rating) = "Significant" then
"3"
end
end
end

But...

Each item in a choice fields has a value so if they are set up in that order you can just use number(Rating) in your formula field, and if it has to be as text as in your code then use text(number(Rating)).

Regards John

Hi Robert -

Since Rating is a choice field, Ninox by default uses the number assigned to each choice. So if the choice 1 is "Not much" and choice 2 is "Good" and choice 3 is "Significant" then you can change your code to:

if Rating = 1 then
= 3
else
if Rating = 2 then
= 2
else
if Rating = 3 then
= 3
end
end
end

You also don't need quotes around numbers.

If you want to use text results in Ratings then you need to change to:

if text(Rating) = "Not much" then
= 1
else
etc.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

or simply a formula(Score) field with : number(Rating)

assuming that the choice values are numbered from 1 "Not Much" ...... 3 "Significant"

Steven

The best practice is to use "switch case" rather than nested ifs.

switch FieldName do

case ValueID: OutputtedValue

(repeat last line for each ID)

default: OutputtedValue

end

so in your case:

switch Rating do

case 1: 1

case 2: 2

case 3: 3

end