Tableau IF THEN Logic Function Explained

By: Eric Parker

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Every application seems to have it's own syntax for IF logic statements, right? SQL, Excel and Tableau IF statements all look a little different.

IF [You need to use an IF statement in Tableau] = TRUE THEN ‘you should watch this video’ ELSE ‘you might return errors or incorrect results’ END :-)

Check this video out for a deep dive into the world of logical operators, simple and advanced IF statements in Tableau!

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Looking for an even deeper dive? Check out our post on Nested IF statements in Tableau!

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