topic Re: Creating a Calculated Column when Making a Table in DAX Commands and Tips

Creating a Calculated Column when Making a Table

MichaelG1117 — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:59:06 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I'm making a Date Table and in it I want to include a calculated Column "Total Order Amount" from 'Orders' Table where "Total Order Amount" column equals Orders[OrderQuantity] * Orders[SalesPrice]:

I used this script to create the Date Table (with the extra calculated column):

But when I do this the "Total Order Amount" Values on the new table are just the whole of all orders combined:

Any way to fix this so the "Total Order Amount" is [OrderQuantity] * [OrderSales] for each particular date instead of the grand total?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks----

Re: Creating a Calculated Column when Making a Table

Dangar332 — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:37:55 GMT

HI, MichaelG1117

I think it is correct because there are no filter part present in table from where total order amount column filter means your column(total order amount) has no data lineage for that table so you have to provide some filter part like product code or product name or orderquantity(as above in your first image) or something from which your column(total order amount) filter according to that

Re: Creating a Calculated Column when Making a Table

Greg_Deckler — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:38:12 GMT

MichaelG1117 Maybe try using RELATEDTABLE in your SUMX although it may not work as the relationship may not technically exist yet as the table is being calculated (created). Could also explore dropping the CALCULATE.

Re: Creating a Calculated Column when Making a Table

MichaelG1117 — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:43:08 GMT

I tried:

"Total Order Amount", CALCULATE(Sumx('Orders','Orders'[OrderQuantity]*'Orders'[SalesPrice]),

FILTER(Orders, Orders[OrderDateKey]))

Did not work, though

Re: Creating a Calculated Column when Making a Table

MichaelG1117 — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:44:23 GMT

I tried taking out the SumX, did not work.

Tried Relatedtable but was unsure what the script would be --- didn't work

Re: Creating a Calculated Column when Making a Table

Greg_Deckler — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 23:03:17 GMT

MichaelG1117 Keep the SUMX. Drop the CALCULATE. Use RELATED or RELATEDTABLE as the first argument for your SUMX

Re: Creating a Calculated Column when Making a Table

v-weiyan1-msft — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:03:14 GMT

Hi MichaelG1117 ,

Based on your description, Please try code as below to create a Calculated Column.

My Sample:

Table = var _table= ADDCOLUMNS( CALENDAR(DATE(2013,1,1),DATE(2013,1,31)), "Weeknum", WEEKNUM([Date]), "Week Number & Year", "W" & WEEKNUM([Date]) & " " &YEAR([Date]), "WeekYearNumber", YEAR([Date]) & 100 + WEEKNUM([Date]) ) return ADDCOLUMNS( _table, "Total Order Amount", SUMX( FILTER(ALL(Orders), 'Orders'[OrdeDaterKey]=EARLIER([Date])),[OrderQuantity]*[SalesPrice]) )

Result is as below.

Best Regards,
Yulia Yan

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Re: Creating a Calculated Column when Making a Table

MichaelG1117 — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:40:41 GMT

Thanks!