Power BI is turning 10, and we’re marking the occasion with a special community challenge. Use your creativity to tell a story, uncover trends, or highlight something unexpected.
Get startedJoin us for an expert-led overview of the tools and concepts you'll need to become a Certified Power BI Data Analyst and pass exam PL-300. Register now.
Hi everyone,
I am trying to create a chart where all figures are normalized at the start point in order to track the relative deviation from it over time. It should look as follows:
Now, I tried to use the following DAX command:
100% =
var curr =
CALCULATE(
sum(Table[SalesTotalEUR]),
KEEPFILTERS(
Table[Date]
)
)
var refer =
CALCULATE(
sum(Table[SalesTotalEUR]),
FILTER(
Table,
Table[Date].[Year] = 2021 && Table[Date].[MonthNo] =1
)
)
var div=
DIVIDE(
curr,
refer,
""
)
return div
However, it results in only row January 2021 being filled out as can be seen here:
I just cannot figure out where my error is. Can someone please help me here?
Thank you in advance!
Hi @ThomasSan
please try
VAR refer =
CALCULATE(
SUM ( Table[SalesTotalEUR] ),
FILTER(
All ( Table[Date] ),
Table[Date].[Year] = 2021 && Table[Date].[MonthNo] = 1
)
)
Thank you for your reply, @tamerj1 !
I have modified my command according to your recommendation and it looks as follows:
100% =
var curr =
CALCULATE(
sum('Table'[SalesTotalEUR]),
KEEPFILTERS(
'Table'[Date]
)
)
var refer =
CALCULATE(
sum('Table'[SalesTotalEUR]),
FILTER(
All('Table'[Date]),
YEAR('Table'[Date])=2021 && MONTH('Table'[Date])=1
)
)
var div=
DIVIDE(
curr,
refer,
""
)
return div
As you can see, I was not able to recreate the line Table[Date].[Year] = 2021 && Table[Date].[MonthNo] = 1 but my workaround should not alter the result.
Unfortunately, my result is still as follows:
The underlying table is a flat table i.e. the date column is in the same column as the SalesTotalEUR column.
Do you know what might be the issue here?
Hi @Thomas_San
are you using a date table? If not please try
100% =
VAR curr =
SUM ( 'Table'[SalesTotalEUR] )
VAR refer =
CALCULATE (
SUM ( 'Table'[SalesTotalEUR] ),
YEAR ( 'Table'[Date] ) = 2021
&& MONTH ( 'Table'[Date] ) = 1,
ALLEXCEPT ( 'Table', 'Table'[Country Code] )
)
VAR div =
DIVIDE ( curr, refer, "" )
RETURN
div
This is your chance to engage directly with the engineering team behind Fabric and Power BI. Share your experiences and shape the future.
Check out the June 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.
User | Count |
---|---|
10 | |
9 | |
8 | |
8 | |
8 |
User | Count |
---|---|
13 | |
12 | |
11 | |
10 | |
8 |