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Circular dependency when using calculated column

Pablinho — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:58:32 GMT

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:

Result =

VAR _currentRATE = Progression[Rate]

VAR _currentValue = Progression[Value]

VAR _sum = SUMX(FILTER('Progression', Progression[Value] <= _currentValue), Progression[Rate])

VAR _last0 = CALCULATE(MAX(Progression[Value]), FILTER(Progression, Progression[Value] < _currentValue && Progression[Value] = 0))

RETURN IF(_currentRATE = 0, 0,

SUMX(FILTER(Progression, Progression[Value] >= _last0 && Progression[Value] <= _currentValue), Progression[Rate]))

and my code for the ActualRate calculated column or measure:

ActualRate = if(

CALCULATE(sum(Masterfile[Awarded]),Masterfile[STATUS]="GRD") * 100 = 0,

0,CALCULATE(sum(Masterfile[Awarded]),Masterfile[STATUS]="GRD") * 100)

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!

Re: Circular dependency when using calculated column

some_bih — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 09:53:52 GMT

Hi Pablinho try the last part

CALCULATE(sum(Masterfile[Awarded]),Masterfile[STATUS]="GRD") * 100

put into variable and this replace in ActualRate.

Re: Circular dependency when using calculated column

Pablinho — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:26:27 GMT

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") * 100

RETURN if(

_actualRate = 0,

0,_actualRate)

Thank you.

Re: Circular dependency when using calculated column

some_bih — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:21:22 GMT

Hi Pablinho is statement below return any value at all?

CALCULATE(sum(Masterfile[Awarded]),Masterfile[STATUS]="GRD") * 100

Re: Circular dependency when using calculated column

Pablinho — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:29:30 GMT

Yes, it gives the correct value but only for the ActualRate column. The error comes from the Result column when I try to use the ActualRate column value instead of the Rate one.