Simplifying Nested IF Logic for Airtable/Excel

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1

New to Airtable, I need a streamlined formula to determine quarter and year based on monthly data. The goal is to avoid bulky nested IFs. For instance:

SWITCH(
  {MonthTag},
  "Oct-19", "Q1_Y2",
  "Nov-19", "Q1_Y2",
  "Dec-19", "Q2_Y2",
  "Undefined"
)
2

I recently tackled a similar issue when working with Airtable. In my experience, relying on the SWITCH function can simplify the logic, as long as you have a manageable number of cases. One method that improved my workflow was setting up a mapping table with month tags and corresponding quarter-year data. Linking this with a lookup function minimized manual errors and made updates straightforward. This approach, while requiring extra setup initially, turned out to be more maintainable than writing nested IFs for each condition.