Appying formula in case statement

Hi ,
I have a query which is i have to 2 columns say revenue, grossmargin. I need to apply a formula on
gross margin such as if revenue is less than zero the gross margin=0. I tried to write in case statement on GrossMargin as below
if Revenue > 0 then GrossMargin
else GrossMargin='0' end.
The above code throws error.
Can anyone pls suggest solution?.
Regards,
Venki.

Try with this:
CASE
WHEN revenue > 0 THEN GrossMargin
ELSE 1=1 THEN '0'
END
This sentence means that if revenue > 0 then return value of GrossMargin, if not evalue 1=1 (it's always true) and then return '0'.
Regards.

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