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Circular dependency when using calculated column
Hello!
This is my scenario. I have one table with % rates for different terms. My goal is to display a line graph that shows how the rate increases over time. So, if the rate in the first term was 1% and the rate in the second term was 2%, I want to see it it ploted as 1%, 3%.
My approach so far was to create a calculated column(Result) based on a Rate and Value columns, using the value as an index to keep adding the previous Rate to the next one. It worked so far.
My problem is that I manually entered the Rate values but want them to be dynamical, calculating them from another table where the data is.
What I tried is another calculated column that does that calculation and now I have the ActualRate.
When I tried to now substitute the new ActualRate for the original Rate in my Result column. I get a circular dependency error, so I got stuck there.
I tried replacing the ActualRate calculated column as a measure, but the thing is that it does not add the previous values, it just displays the term.
Here is my code for the Result calculated column:
This is how my columns look like:
And this is the current Result (with the measure) agains the expected Result (with the Rate calculated column):
Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
4 Replies
- PablinhoHelper I
Hello.
Thanks for the reply. I did the change to the ActualRate column, but the error persists. This is how the ActualRate column looks now:
ActualRate =VAR _actualRate = CALCULATE(sum(Masterfile[Awarded]),Masterfile[STATUS]="GRD") * 100RETURN if(_actualRate = 0,0,_actualRate)Thank you.