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Hi Guys,
I'm looking for DAX query to substract Actual-Budget to reflect on the % cell. Please see screen shot below
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Hi @Anonymous
This is a continuation of this post
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/DAX-Commands-and-Tips/Dax-CALCULATION-ISSUE/m-p/2485927#M68256
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You can Create measures as follows
Bud & Act Var = [Actual Amount] - [Budget Amount]
Bud & Act Var % =
VAR CurrentLineNum = SELECTEDVALUE ( Finance[Line Number] )
VAR NetGPLineNum = CALCULATE ( VALUES ( 'Gross margin'[Net GP] ), 'Gross margin'[GM] = CurrentLineNum )
VAR SalesLineNum = CALCULATE ( VALUES ( 'Gross margin'[Sales] ), 'Gross margin'[GM] = CurrentLineNum )
VAR NetGP =
CALCULATE (
[Bud & Act Var],
ALLEXCEPT ( Finance, Finance[Fiscal Year] ),
Finance[Line Number] = NetGPLineNum
)
VAR SalesGoods =
CALCULATE (
[Bud & Act Var],
ALLEXCEPT ( Finance, Finance[Fiscal Year] ),
Finance[Line Number] = SalesLineNum
)
VAR Result =
FORMAT ( DIVIDE ( NetGP, SalesGoods ), "Percent" )
RETURN
Result
Bud & Act Var Values =
VAR CurrentLineNum = SELECTEDVALUE ( Finance[Line Number] )
RETURN
IF (
CurrentLineNum IN VALUES ( 'Gross margin'[GM] ),
[Bud & Act Var %],
[Bud & Act Var]
)
@Anonymous
Yes
Bud & Act Var Values =
VAR CurrentLineNum = SELECTEDVALUE ( Finance[Line Number] )
RETURN
IF (
CurrentLineNum IN VALUES ( 'Gross margin'[GM] ),
BLANK ( ),
[Bud & Act Var]
)
Hi @Anonymous
This is a continuation of this post
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/DAX-Commands-and-Tips/Dax-CALCULATION-ISSUE/m-p/2485927#M68256
View solution in original post
You can Create measures as follows
Bud & Act Var = [Actual Amount] - [Budget Amount]
Bud & Act Var % =
VAR CurrentLineNum = SELECTEDVALUE ( Finance[Line Number] )
VAR NetGPLineNum = CALCULATE ( VALUES ( 'Gross margin'[Net GP] ), 'Gross margin'[GM] = CurrentLineNum )
VAR SalesLineNum = CALCULATE ( VALUES ( 'Gross margin'[Sales] ), 'Gross margin'[GM] = CurrentLineNum )
VAR NetGP =
CALCULATE (
[Bud & Act Var],
ALLEXCEPT ( Finance, Finance[Fiscal Year] ),
Finance[Line Number] = NetGPLineNum
)
VAR SalesGoods =
CALCULATE (
[Bud & Act Var],
ALLEXCEPT ( Finance, Finance[Fiscal Year] ),
Finance[Line Number] = SalesLineNum
)
VAR Result =
FORMAT ( DIVIDE ( NetGP, SalesGoods ), "Percent" )
RETURN
Result
Bud & Act Var Values =
VAR CurrentLineNum = SELECTEDVALUE ( Finance[Line Number] )
RETURN
IF (
CurrentLineNum IN VALUES ( 'Gross margin'[GM] ),
[Bud & Act Var %],
[Bud & Act Var]
)
@tamerj1 Is still not giving me the correct % value. Can we just make it blank instead of displaying value for the Gross margin rows. Just make the Gross margin row blank.
@Anonymous
Yes
Bud & Act Var Values =
VAR CurrentLineNum = SELECTEDVALUE ( Finance[Line Number] )
RETURN
IF (
CurrentLineNum IN VALUES ( 'Gross margin'[GM] ),
BLANK ( ),
[Bud & Act Var]
)
@Anonymous , This seems like measure to dimension conversion, you need a calculation group
Calculation Groups- Measure Slicer, Measure Header Grouping, Measure to dimension conversion. Complex Table display : https://youtu.be/qMNv67P8Go0