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Berl21
Helper III
Helper III

Error message for a measure - how to interpret it

Hi,

I added a calculated table to my data with values for the previous year, and then tried to add a measure using Switch.

This is what I wrote.

 

Range PY = SWITCH(TRUE(),'Leads Amount PY'[Count of Leads PY]<3,"1-3",'Leads Amount PY'[Count of Leads PY]<5,"3-5",'Leads Amount PY'[Count of Leads PY]<10,"5-10")


I get the following error message:
A single value for column 'Count of Leads PY' in table 'Leads Amount PY' cannot be determined. This can happen when a measure formula refers to a column that contains many values without specifying an aggregation such as min, max, count, or sum to get a single result.

The thing is I took the exact same steps for the current year, it works without a hitch and there is no aggregation there either. Is there another way to interpret this error message? What else can I check to make sure it works as intended?

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Berl21
Helper III
Helper III

Ok, I got it. The problem was indeed that it was a measure @amitchandak . Beginner mistake 😑

For anyone who reads this, this should be made over a calculated column based on the calculated table (instead of with a measure).

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Berl21
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Ok, I got it. The problem was indeed that it was a measure @amitchandak . Beginner mistake 😑

For anyone who reads this, this should be made over a calculated column based on the calculated table (instead of with a measure).

amitchandak
Super User
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@Berl21 , Rae you trying to add a measure in a calculated column?

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@amitchandak to provide an example, this is the calculated table what I did for all the data (no filter on the year).

Calculated table:

Leads Amount =

SUMMARIZE(
    Leads_Table,
    Leads_Table[ZH_Account__c],
    Leads_Table[Lead_Creation_Date],
    "Count of Leads",
    [Count Leads]
)



I then inserted this measure:

Range = SWITCH(TRUE(),'Leads Amount'[Count of Leads]<3,"1-3",'Leads Amount'[Count of Leads]<5,"3-5",'Leads Amount'[Count of Leads]<10,"5-10")
 
The result appears correctly in the final table:

Berl21_0-1666166759070.png


I am now trying to reproduce this with a change to the first step (filter for the previous year). But for some reason that I don't understand, I get this error message about an aggregation issue 😞

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