How To Use Logical Expressions In Other Calculated Expressions?

9 Dec 2019 / 1 minute to read

Logical expressions return a True or False value. If you use a logical expression as part of a calculation, then,

• A True is replaced with 1.
• A False is replaced with 0 as the whole expression is evaluated.

This allows you to easily write and compute formulas that involve logical conditions.

Consider the following expression:

([Cost] < 100) * 1 + ([Cost] >= 100) * ([Cost] < 200) * 3 + ([Cost] >= 200) * ([Cost] < 300) * 5 + ([Cost > 300) * 7

Depending upon the value of cost, this expression returns 1, 3, 5 or 7. This is an example of using a linear combination of logical expressions that times other values.

NOTE

The logical conditions are mutually exclusive, but, when taken as a whole, cover all possible values of cost. It has the effect of assigning a unique value depending upon the input value.