Execution order of AND/OR in case when statement

RayRay_H
RayRay_H Member
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Hi everyone,

I am really confused about what is the order of executing AND/OR in case when statement and whether brackets work.

For example, what I want to achieve is:

(A AND B ) OR (A AND C) which means that I will select rows that can satisfy either AB or AC conditions.

(1) Question 1: Does brackets work if I have a case statement like this:

Case when (A AND B ) OR (A AND C) then 1 else 0 end.

Do I have to change to (For some reason, the following way can make my beast code too long, so I try to use the above method to put conditions in one statement):

Case

when A AND B then 1

when A AND B then 1

else 0

end

(2) Question 2:

If I have a statement like this:

Case when A AND B OR C AND D then 1 else 0 end

Does the order work like this:

((A AND B) Or C ) AND D ?

Thank you very much for your help in advance.

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  • MichelleH
    MichelleH Coach
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    @RayRay_H

    1. (A AND B ) OR (A AND C) should work for what you want to achieve, as will your case statement with multiple conditions. Grouping different conditions using parenthesis is generally best practice if you are using just one line to avoid ambiguity.
    2. We need a little more information about what rows your want to include to be able to point you in the right direction

    If you're ever unsure about how rows are being classified in case statements, I find that it's helpful to test multiple beast modes in a table card to see how each row is classified.

  • GrantSmith
    GrantSmith Coach
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    Regarding question 2 it will evaluate it in the orders of parenthesis first and then AND/OR equally going left to right so you're correct in that it will evaluate it like (A AND B) Or C ) AND D

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  • MichelleH
    MichelleH Coach
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    @RayRay_H

    1. (A AND B ) OR (A AND C) should work for what you want to achieve, as will your case statement with multiple conditions. Grouping different conditions using parenthesis is generally best practice if you are using just one line to avoid ambiguity.
    2. We need a little more information about what rows your want to include to be able to point you in the right direction

    If you're ever unsure about how rows are being classified in case statements, I find that it's helpful to test multiple beast modes in a table card to see how each row is classified.

  • GrantSmith
    GrantSmith Coach
    Answer ✓

    Regarding question 2 it will evaluate it in the orders of parenthesis first and then AND/OR equally going left to right so you're correct in that it will evaluate it like (A AND B) Or C ) AND D

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    **Did this solve your problem? Accept it as a solution!**
  • RayRay_H
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    Thanks all for the answers and explanations.

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