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Nested IF Statement not working.

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Corinne30

Corinne30

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Hello,

I have the if statement below in a formula and the results I'm getting are zeros for all the municipalities that are pulled onto the report. Can anyone see where i'm going wrong with this? Should I be using a case statement?? Thanks in advance.

if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} or {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust2} then
(if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} then
if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount})
else (if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust2} then
if {?AdjustmentOperator2} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount2}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator2} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount2})
else
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate}




This statement currently works - all i'm trying to do is add additional parameters for the user to enter information to adjust more than one Municipalities information.

if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} then
if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount}
else
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate}

else
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate}

 
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Try it with the parenetheses added to the first two lines:

if ({VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} or {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust2}) then
(if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} then
if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount})
else (if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust2} then
if {?AdjustmentOperator2} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount2}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator2} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount2})
else
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate}
 
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Thanks for responding. I tried what you suggested but errors at the last two lines:

else
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate}

says that remaining text doesn't belong to the formula. Do I need to change the parentheses?

Thanks

 
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Let's try switching it up a little.

if ({VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} <> {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} AND{VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} <> {?MunicipalitytoAdjust2}) then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate}
else
(if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} then
if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount})
else (if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust2} then
if {?AdjustmentOperator2} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount2}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator2} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount2})
 
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Hi Charlity,

I tried your suggestion and I get hte same msg when trying to save the formula:

if ({VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} <> {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} AND{VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} <> {?MunicipalitytoAdjust2}) then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate}
else
(if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} then
if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount})

*** ERROR HERE says that remaining text doesn't belong to the formula ***

else (if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust2} then
if {?AdjustmentOperator2} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount2}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator2} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount2})


I'm just not sure where the () should be for this to work

Thanks for any additional help you can give me.

 
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It seems to be a parenthesis thing, hopefully fixing the error doesn't change your logic. Let's try this:


if ({VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} or {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust2}) then
(if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust} then
if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount})
else (if {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME} = {?MunicipalitytoAdjust2} then
(if {?AdjustmentOperator2} = 'Subtract' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} - {?AdjustmentAmount2}
else if {?AdjustmentOperator2} = 'Add' then
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate} + {?AdjustmentAmount2}))
else
Sum ({@SumRefAdj}, {VW_MORTGAGE_TAX_BY_TOWN_MC.MUNICIPALITY_NAME})*{@GetTaxRate}
 
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