topic Re: Help Creating Percentages Column in DAX Commands and Tips

Help Creating Percentages Column

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:14:11 GMT

I have an issue where I am trying to create a matrix with a % column of user login per computer, see below.

My problem is that I tried to create a measure with this formula

However I had to change SUM to COUNT because it is a string field. this did not give me the proper output. I tried to create a measure that provided the COUNT or the string field, to give me a numerical output, however the SUM function would not accept that field as a parameter. The output I need is a matrix like above but if a computer has 2 logins each would say 50%. Any help is appreciated.

Re: Help Creating Percentages Column

Whitewater100 — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 23:35:31 GMT

Hello:

Can you try this in your data view? The middle icon on the right side. Then see image below:

Where it says Data Type and has text now, change it to whole number. I just did this for this example.

Then you should be in business to use your measure.

I hope this works for you!

Re: Help Creating Percentages Column

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:11:18 GMT

Unforntunately that will not work, this is what the data in the table looks like

So as you can see, the field I am counting is not a numerical field, it is a list of user names, hence my issue.

Re: Help Creating Percentages Column

Whitewater100 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:25:25 GMT

You can use COUNT[Table loggins]

or COUNTROWS(TableName)

Those give numerical values.

Please provide file if you'd like to review. Thanks

Re: Help Creating Percentages Column

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:20:47 GMT

Here is a sample workbook, as you will see, I tried several different calculated field, they either don't work or do not give the correct output. This is the output I am looking for

link to workbook
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2jtjfwbs4oeo3zl/Asset%20Assignment%20Test.pbix?dl=0