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LuITS
Helper I
Helper I

DAX Measure, Total is wrong

Hello I have problems converting formulas into DAX measure,

 

Measure 1:
SUM(Quantity) / SUM( Quantitiy / Goal )

My try:

DIVIDE('Table'[Quantity], SUMX('Table', DIVIDE('Table'[Quantity], 'Table'[Goal])))

 

Measure 2:
Other Measure / Measure 1

My try:

DIVIDE('Table'[Other Measure], 'Table'[Measure 1])

 

Problem is, that Calculations in Table Visual are right, but Total of Measure 2 is not correct. Measure 2 is displayed in %.

 

Output:

QuantityGoalMeasure 1Other MeasureMeasure 2
1582.4002.4004.277178,2 %
1.7343.3003.3002.85786,6 %
5642.6502.6502.09379,0 %
1302.4002.4001.91079,6 %
Total                       2.586  2.63588,4%

 

All values are correct, but total of Measure 2 is off and should be 87,5%

 

can u help?

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Hi, i actually had an error in my data. Thanks for your help anyways.

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rohit1991
Super User
Super User

Corrected DAX:

  1. Measure 1: Measure 1 = DIVIDE(SUM('Table'[Quantity]), SUMX('Table', DIVIDE('Table'[Quantity], 'Table'[Goal]))

  2. Measure 2 (Fix Total): Use SUMX to correctly calculate the total:
    Measure 2 = VAR TotalQuantity = SUM('Table'[Quantity]) VAR TotalOtherMeasure = SUM('Table'[Other Measure]) VAR TotalMeasure1 = DIVIDE(TotalQuantity, SUMX('Table', DIVIDE('Table'[Quantity], 'Table'[Goal])))
    RETURN DIVIDE(TotalOtherMeasure, TotalMeasure1)
  3. This ensures the total recalculates correctly as 87.5%.

for further reference please refer -->>https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/why-power-bi-totals-might-seem-inaccurate/


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Hi, i actually had an error in my data. Thanks for your help anyways.

FarhanJeelani
Super User
Super User

 

The issue with the incorrect total for your Measure 2 lies in how Power BI calculates totals for measures. By default, Power BI aggregates the row-level results, which can lead to discrepancies when the logic of the measure depends on row-level context. Instead, you need to adjust the logic of the measure to calculate the total correctly.

 

For Measure 2, instead of summing the row-level results, we should calculate the overall total using the same logic applied at the row level.

Measure 1:

DAX
Measure 1 =
DIVIDE( SUM('Table'[Quantity]), SUMX('Table', DIVIDE('Table'[Quantity], 'Table'[Goal])) )
 

Measure 2 (Adjusted for Total):

DAX

Measure 2 =
DIVIDE( SUM('Table'[Other Measure]), SUMX('Table', DIVIDE('Table'[Quantity], 'Table'[Goal])) )
 
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Hi, thanks for youre reply but i get error.

 

When i try to use Measure 2 i get following Error:
Collumn Other Meassure not found or cant be used in this expression.

 

DAX of Other Meassure: DIVIDE(SUM('Table'[Quantity], SUM('Table'[Time])) * 60

Use below:

 Other Measure:

Other Measure = DIVIDE(SUM('Table'[Quantity]) + SUM('Table'[Time]), 1) * 60

 

Measure 2:

 Measure 2 = DIVIDE(

[Other Measure], SUMX('Table', DIVIDE('Table'[Quantity], 'Table'[Goal])) )

 

Hi, i actually had an error in my data. Thanks for your help anyways.

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