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ashas
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Filter context on a variable

Hello,

 

I have a table that correctly shows the "current savings" for this year to date (see below)

 

ashas_0-1669522141990.png

 

I want to add a fixed amount that is stored as a variable to each row... when I do this it seems to break the date context filter and shows ALL of the months in the year:

 

ashas_1-1669522237988.png

 

ANy idea what i'm doing wrong - what I want to see are months July through to current month with the current savings and measure for those months.

 

Thanks folks!

 

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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I tried to create a sample pbix file like below.

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file.

I hope the below can provide some ideas on how to create a solution for your datamodel.

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1669534655536.png

 

 

Jihwan_Kim_1-1669534796700.png

 

 

Value plue 100 measure: =
SUMX (
    DISTINCT ( 'Calendar'[Month-Year] ),
    CALCULATE ( IF ( [Value total measure:] <> 0, [Value total measure:] + 100 ) )
)

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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I tried to create a sample pbix file like below.

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file.

I hope the below can provide some ideas on how to create a solution for your datamodel.

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1669534655536.png

 

 

Jihwan_Kim_1-1669534796700.png

 

 

Value plue 100 measure: =
SUMX (
    DISTINCT ( 'Calendar'[Month-Year] ),
    CALCULATE ( IF ( [Value total measure:] <> 0, [Value total measure:] + 100 ) )
)

If this post helps, then please consider accepting it as the solution to help other members find it faster, and give a big thumbs up.


Click here to visit my LinkedIn page

Click here to schedule a short Teams meeting to discuss your question.

Thank you for replying. I have tried that and it works. I was wondering If there was a "best practice" way of handling constants and filter context?

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