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Contains in an in-db formula tool

maygross
8 - Asteroid

I am trying to create a formula that categorizes my data into different buckets. In the screenshot below, I have already successfully categorized the main component of the data, but I want to further break it down. I am trying to only change the values that include the word "Data". Sometimes it looks like ContractedData or COAMData in either the Current Group or Prev Group columns. For some reason I am getting an error for the formula (expected something between '(' and the CONTAINS keword). 

 

CASE WHEN "ACTIVATION CATEGORY" IN 'OTHER ACTIVATIONS' AND (CONTAINS("PREV_GROUP",'Data') OR CONTAINS("CURR_GROUP",'Data')) THEN 'OTHER ACTIVATIONS-DATA'
WHEN "ACTIVATION CATEGORY" IN 'NEGATIVE ACTIVATIONS' AND (CONTAINS("PREV_GROUP",'Data') OR CONTAINS("CURR_GROUP",'Data')) THEN 'NEGATIVE ACTIVATIONS-DATA'
WHEN "ACTIVATION CATEGORY" IN 'OTHER ACTIVATIONS-NO BILLINGS' AND (CONTAINS("PREV_GROUP",'Data') OR CONTAINS("CURR_GROUP",'Data')) THEN 'OTHER ACTIVATIONS-NO BILLINGS DATA'
ELSE "ACTIVATION CATEGORY"
END

 

 

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Hammad_Rashid
11 - Bolide

CASE
WHEN "ACTIVATION CATEGORY" IN ('OTHER ACTIVATIONS') AND (CONTAINS([PREV_GROUP],'Data') OR CONTAINS([CURR_GROUP],'Data')) THEN 'OTHER ACTIVATIONS-DATA'
WHEN "ACTIVATION CATEGORY" IN ('NEGATIVE ACTIVATIONS') AND (CONTAINS([PREV_GROUP],'Data') OR CONTAINS([CURR_GROUP],'Data')) THEN 'NEGATIVE ACTIVATIONS-DATA'
WHEN "ACTIVATION CATEGORY" IN ('OTHER ACTIVATIONS-NO BILLINGS') AND (CONTAINS([PREV_GROUP],'Data') OR CONTAINS([CURR_GROUP],'Data')) THEN 'OTHER ACTIVATIONS-NO BILLINGS DATA'
ELSE "ACTIVATION CATEGORY"
END

OllieClarke
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

@maygross which database are you using?

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