With many complex calculations, especially those involving one or more IF functions (also, the FILTER function and various lookup functions), the same expression will often be repeated multiple times in a formula. This can result in lengthy and hard-to-read formulas and can also cause performance issues, given that the same (often complex) expression can be calculated multiple times. The LET function allows us to assign names to values and/or calculation results, with those names applying in the scope of a …
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IFS function
We’ve previously covered how we can nest one or more IF functions inside the IF function. This enables us to perform multiple different actions depending on the tested condition, but it can also make the whole formula longer than necessary and hard to read/understand/correct. The IFS function can take the place of multiple nested IF statements and is, in principle, easier to read. The syntax of the IFS function is as follows: = IFS ( logical_test ; value_if_true ; …
Conditional statements
IF function basics Conditional statements, conditional expressions, conditional processing, IF-THEN, or IF-THEN-ELSE are all names for a programming concept where conditions are tested and actions are performed if conditions are met. If a certain condition is met, something is calculated. If that certain condition is not met, either nothing happens or something else is calculated. In Excel, when conditions are met, something is TRUE. When conditions are not met, something is FALSE. TRUE and FALSE are logical values. You will …