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fredf64600
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Measure - Filter / Table / Summarizecolumns help needed

Hello

I struggle on trying to achieve the following behavior in coding the right formula in a Measure of my PBI

Example - Table is

 

MarketCountryTypeValue
BNLNLXmas3
BNLBEXmas4
BNLLUXmas5
FRFRXmas6
BNLNLSales7
BNLBESales8
BNLLUSales9
FRFRSales10

 

I have this formula (Measure)

"Nb Countries Distinct selected" = COUNTROWS(SUMMARIZECOLUMNS(Table[Country], FILTER(Table, Table[Type] = "Xmas")))

(user will filter the report by Market > for each selection = find the number of distinct countries for Xmas whetever the Type selected = always retrieve this figure and then use it in a measure (whatever Type value selected) = sum (Value) / Nb distinct countries (for Xmas type)

 

It gave good result but when I when to use this calculated measure into another measure (to get the sum Value / nb countries distinct selected) = failed.

 

I tried other stuff but cannot find a way to do so. Any idea ?

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johnt75
Super User
Super User

You can't use SUMMARIZECOLUMNS in a measure, where you need that functionality you have to use ADDCOLUMNS( SUMMARIZE()), but in this case it isn't necessary. Try

Nb Countries Distinct selected =
COUNTROWS (
    CALCULATETABLE (
        DISTINCT ( 'Table'[Country] ),
        REMOVEFILTERS (),
        'Table'[Type] = "Xmas"
    )
)

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johnt75
Super User
Super User

You can't use SUMMARIZECOLUMNS in a measure, where you need that functionality you have to use ADDCOLUMNS( SUMMARIZE()), but in this case it isn't necessary. Try

Nb Countries Distinct selected =
COUNTROWS (
    CALCULATETABLE (
        DISTINCT ( 'Table'[Country] ),
        REMOVEFILTERS (),
        'Table'[Type] = "Xmas"
    )
)

Great ! Just tweaked removing the Removed Filters but works perfectly ! 

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