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DAX Error: A function 'PLACEHOLDER" has been used
I'm attempting to create a measure to divide one card by another.
Services Count / Services Goal = Percent to Goal
PTG Northstar =
DIVIDE(
CALCULATE(
COUNTROWS(CareerCenterGoals)
,CareerCenterGoals[Count of activityID -0 instead of blank]
)
,CALCULATE(
COUNTROWS('Goals: Career Center')
,'Goals: Career Center'[Services Goal]
)
)
I recieved this error: A function 'PLACEHOLDER' has been used in a True/False expression that is used as a table filter expression. This is not allowed.
4 Replies
v-yanjiang-msftCommunity Support
Hi Anonymous ,
According to your description, the highlight part of your DAX code bellow hasn’t express what outcome you want, it should be an expression but not a column.
If you want to calculate the count of rows which is not blank, you can use the following measure.
Here’s some information which may help you to understand.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/calculate-function-dax
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ kalyjIf this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
I have measure 1 which counts number of cells and returns "0" instead of blank.
I have measure 2 which is divisional goal.
I'm attempting to create measure 3 to show me percent of goal. The two measures divided by each other.
- Greg_Deckler
Community Champion
Anonymous So generally that should look something like:
PTG Northstar = DIVIDE( CALCULATE( COUNTROWS(CareerCenterGoals) ,CareerCenterGoals[Count of activityID -0 instead of blank] = <some value> ) ,CALCULATE( COUNTROWS('Goals: Career Center') ,'Goals: Career Center'[Services Goal] = <some value> ) )Greg what should = <some value> be? Does it matter?
