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Kristofferaabo
Helper IV
8 years ago
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Create a Calculated table

Hi, I'm new to calculated tables. But I think I need this as my raw dataset is not expressed the way I want it. Therefore I have two questions related to below raw data screenshot:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would like to build a new table with following type of columns:

1. One type of coloumn which returns the same parameter for instance 'Project code' but it should not return 'distinct' as I have multiple values of these.

 

2. A bit more advanced: Can I create a column which returns the dates in columns C if column B has a specific name like 'Budget approved'. In a nut sheel I would like to have a column named 'Budget approved' and the dates as rows.

 

I'm able to create all this in a pivot table in excel, but I would like to let powerBI handle it instead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks

Kristoffer

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  • v-ljerr-msft's avatar
    v-ljerr-msft
    8 years ago

    Hi Kristofferaabo,

     

    Could you try the formula below to see if it works? :smileyhappy:

    Table =
SUMMARIZE (
    'Table1',
    'Table1'[project Code],
    'Table1'[last_name],
    "Budget approved", CALCULATE (
        FIRSTNONBLANK ( 'Table1'[actual_date], 1 ),
        FILTER ( 'Table1', 'Table1'[milestone_name] = "Budget approved" )
    ),
    "Budget submitted", CALCULATE (
        FIRSTNONBLANK ( 'Table1'[actual_date], 1 ),
        FILTER ( 'Table1', 'Table1'[milestone_name] = "Budget submitted" )
    )
)

     

    Regards

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  • v-ljerr-msft's avatar
    v-ljerr-msft
    Microsoft Employee
    8 years ago

    Hi Kristofferaabo,

     

    If I understand you correctly, you should be able to use the formula below to create a new calculate table to get the expected result in your scenario. :smileyhappy:

    Table =
SUMMARIZE (
    'Table1',
    'Table1'[project Code],
    'Table1'[last_name],
    "Budget approved", CALCULATE (
        FIRSTNONBLANK ( 'Table1'[actual_date], 1 ),
        FILTER ( 'Table1', 'Table1'[milestone_name] = "Budget approved" )
    )
)

    Note: You'll need to replace 'Table1' with your real table name.

     

    Regards

    • Kristofferaabo's avatar
      Kristofferaabo
      Helper IV
      8 years ago

      Hi v-ljerr-msft, this is really cool. Exactly what I was looking for. Perhaps a stupid question, But I was trying to include another column as I wanted a couple of these columns in my data (basically because I want to calculate time between each columns).

      I tried something lik ethis, but it gives me a "TRUE/FALSE error"

       

      Table =
SUMMARIZE (
    'Table1',
    'Table1'[project Code],
    'Table1'[last_name],
    "Budget approved", CALCULATE (
        FIRSTNONBLANK ( 'Table1'[actual_date], 1 ),
        FILTER ( 'Table1', 'Table1'[milestone_name] = "Budget approved" ),
      "Budget submitted", CALCULATE (
        FIRSTNONBLANK ( 'Table1'[actual_date], 1 ),
        FILTER ( 'Table1', 'Table1'[milestone_name] = "Budget submitted" )
      ) )

       

       

      • v-ljerr-msft's avatar
        v-ljerr-msft
        Microsoft Employee
        8 years ago

        Hi Kristofferaabo,

         

        Could you try the formula below to see if it works? :smileyhappy:

        Table =
SUMMARIZE (
    'Table1',
    'Table1'[project Code],
    'Table1'[last_name],
    "Budget approved", CALCULATE (
        FIRSTNONBLANK ( 'Table1'[actual_date], 1 ),
        FILTER ( 'Table1', 'Table1'[milestone_name] = "Budget approved" )
    ),
    "Budget submitted", CALCULATE (
        FIRSTNONBLANK ( 'Table1'[actual_date], 1 ),
        FILTER ( 'Table1', 'Table1'[milestone_name] = "Budget submitted" )
    )
)

         

        Regards