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AuditPro13
8 - Asteroid

Hi Family, 

 

Why wouldn't this work?

 

if [SEC Question] = "" or

if [SEC Question] = "None, the entity is neither an SEC registrant /FPI nor a Canadian Reporting Issuer."

then "Non-SEC"

else "SEC"

endif

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Thableaus
17 - Castor
17 - Castor
There's an extra If in your statement

if [SEC Question] = "" or

[SEC Question] = "None, the entity is neither an SEC registrant /FPI nor a Canadian Reporting Issuer."

then "Non-SEC"

else "SEC"

endif

Cheers,
Aidan_K
11 - Bolide

Hi @AuditPro13 

 

remove the second stated "if" and it should be okay.

to be :-

---------------

if [SEC Question] = "" or

[SEC Question] = "None, the entity is neither an SEC registrant /FPI nor a Canadian Reporting Issuer."

then "Non-SEC"

else "SEC"

endif

---------------

Regards,

Aidan

AuditPro13
8 - Asteroid

Thank you bruv!

 

For some reason its still not working though. Its returning all SEC when there are blanks (or [NULL]) and "None, the entity is neither an SEC registrant /FPI nor a Canadian Reporting Issuer."

 

Any clue what it could be?

Thableaus
17 - Castor
17 - Castor
Try

if IsEmpty(Trim([SEC Question])) or

[SEC Question] = "None, the entity is neither an SEC registrant /FPI nor a Canadian Reporting Issuer."

then "Non-SEC"

else "SEC"

endif
AuditPro13
8 - Asteroid

Getting closer!

 

The blanks are now showing Non-SEC but None, the entity is neither an SEC registrant /FPI nor a Canadian Reporting Issuer. is still showing SEC.

 

Any ideas?

Thableaus
17 - Castor
17 - Castor
The string is too long and probably there's a character mismatch.

I'd advise you to use keywords on this string and the function Contains instead of matching the full string.

Contains(SEC Question, "None"), for example
AuditPro13
8 - Asteroid

Thank you again! Hope you have a wonderful weekend Thableaus.

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