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Calculating Variance and Counting Projects where variance exceeds a threshold

Hi,

 

I am currently working on a project where we are looking to calculate variance based on the current phase of a project.  The phase of the project will determine which field we will use to calculate variance.  We then want to count how many projects have a variance of -25% or less for a card visual.

 

Here is the DAX measure I am using to calculate variance: 

Variance = SWITCH(TRUE(),
SELECTEDVALUE('Project_Dimension'[Current_Phase]) in {"Analyze", "Design", "Build", "Test", "Deploy", "Warranty" }, DIVIDE((SUM('Project_Financial_Measures'[Total Cost Original BC]) - SUM('Project_Financial_Measures'[Total Cost Actual Forecast])),SUM('Project_Financial_Measures'[Total Cost Original BC])),
DIVIDE((SUM('Project_Financial_Measures'[Total Cost Planning Exit]) - SUM('Project_Financial_Measures'[Total Cost Actual Forecast])),(SUM('Project_Financial_Measures'[Total Cost Planning Exit]))))
 
Here's the DAX I've tried to count the projects who have a variance of -25% or less (which is not working, only returns '(Blank)' in my card visual:
Var Count = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(Project_Financial_Measures[Project_Name]),FILTER(Project_Financial_Measures, 'Project_Financial_Measures'[Variance] <= -.25))
 
And here's the data:
Project_NameCurrent_PhaseTotal Cost Original BCTotal Cost Planning ExitTotal Cost Actual ForecastVariance
ABuild592521.05460114.01282297.4252%
BTest1343921.3701967024.76-46%
CBuild546309.742179285.312229822.96-308%
DTest4284925.7305044821.18-18%
ETest462841.29406979.68465773.78-1%
FBuild001763135.35 
GWarranty00139069.15 
HBuild1201453.521386096.592335053.08-94%
IDeploy2793309.92376018.522305232.7717%
JWarranty5661652.6302910610.6849%
KDeploy2959146.8401395860.1853%
LAnalyze283818.260364650.3-28%
MWarranty734891.710480726.6735%
NAnalyze840096.090701790.3716%
OAnalyze1132573.2901254232.61-11%
PBuild13587750.45019104613.89-41%
QBuild488215.131517078.091702372.68-249%
RUnassigned602142.610580180.06 
SAnalyze605978.110576400.185%
TDesign2125887.6702231014.99-5%
UWarranty946499.530460891.451%
VUnassigned198973.850151644.86 
WDeploy1237756103480023.2472%
XAnalyze105487.1706561280.02-6120%
UDeploy772233.79559127.35634068.5318%
ZWarranty1982269.60352243.2382%
AADesign1017186.4304309828.23-324%

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance!

 

-Jackson

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wdx223_Daniel
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@Anonymous 

Var Count = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(Project_Financial_Measures[Project_Name]),FILTER(SUMMARIZE(Project_Financial_Measures, Project_Financial_Measures[Project_Name],'Project_Dimension'[Current_Phase]),'Project_Financial_Measures'[Variance] <= -.25))

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amitchandak
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Super User

@Anonymous , Try a measure

countx(values(Table[Project_Name]), if([Variance]>-.25, [Variance], blank()))

or

Sumx(values(Table[Project_Name]), if([Variance]>-.25, 1, blank()))

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wdx223_Daniel
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@Anonymous 

Var Count = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(Project_Financial_Measures[Project_Name]),FILTER(SUMMARIZE(Project_Financial_Measures, Project_Financial_Measures[Project_Name],'Project_Dimension'[Current_Phase]),'Project_Financial_Measures'[Variance] <= -.25))

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