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hcze's avatar
hcze
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6 years ago
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DAX for column total

Hi,   I want to have the column total as the first column in a matrix but the total does not show up (blank) for some reasons.   As a background, there are three tables involved: TblCategory, Tbl...
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  • mahoneypat's avatar
    mahoneypat
    6 years ago

    Here is how you can do this one.

     

    First, add an index to your TblYear table so you can use it as a Sort By Column to get All Years to show before the years.

     

    Then use this measure.

     

    NewMeasure =
    VAR thisyeartotal =
    SUM ( Facts[Amount] )
    RETURN
    IF (
    ISBLANK ( thisyeartotal ),
    CALCULATE ( SUM ( Facts[Amount] ), ALL ( TblYear ) ),
    thisyeartotal
    )

     

     

    If this works for you, please mark it as the solution.  Kudos are appreciated too.  Please let me know if not.

    Regards,

    Pat

Greg_Deckler's avatar
Greg_Deckler
Icon for Community Champion rankCommunity Champion
6 years ago

hcze - Difficult to get a handle on exactly what is wrong without source data. But, seems like you are trying to add a measure into your matrix and so you may need The New Hotness - https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Quick-Measures-Gallery/The-New-Hotness-Custom-Matrix-Hierarchy/m-p/963588#M428

 

But, hard to say, Not really enough information to go on, please first check if your issue is a common issue listed here: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/Before-You-Post-Read-This/ba-p/1116882

Also, please see this post regarding How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490

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