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Here is my data file
Resource Id | Resource Name | work | date | Hours | flag | data source |
12345 | John Doe | electrical | 1/1/2025 | 10 | Building | actual |
12345 | John Doe | electrical | 1/1/2025 | 20 | Building | planned |
12345 | John Doe | electrical | 1/1/2025 | 30 | Room | actual |
12345 | John Doe | electrical | 1/1/2025 | 40 | Room | planned |
I would like to get the report in this format ...using Matrix Visual. Need help with calculating the Variance as shown below.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @komaragiri ,
To achieve this matrix, we will create 3 measures. I've replicated your data in my environment.
First we will create a measure for Planned using the following DAX:
Planned =
CALCULATE(
SUM(TestData[Hours]),
TestData[data source] = "planned"
)
Then we will create a measure for Actual using the following DAX:
Actual =
CALCULATE(
SUM(TestData[Hours]),
TestData[data source] = "actual"
)
Finally we will create a third measure that calculates the variance between them using the following DAX:
Variance =
[Planned] - [Actual]
Once the meaures are created, we can leverage them in a Matrix like so:
If this helped, please mark it as the solution so others can benefit too. And if you found it useful, kudos are always appreciated.
Thanks,
Samson
Hi @komaragiri ,
To achieve this matrix, we will create 3 measures. I've replicated your data in my environment.
First we will create a measure for Planned using the following DAX:
Planned =
CALCULATE(
SUM(TestData[Hours]),
TestData[data source] = "planned"
)
Then we will create a measure for Actual using the following DAX:
Actual =
CALCULATE(
SUM(TestData[Hours]),
TestData[data source] = "actual"
)
Finally we will create a third measure that calculates the variance between them using the following DAX:
Variance =
[Planned] - [Actual]
Once the meaures are created, we can leverage them in a Matrix like so:
If this helped, please mark it as the solution so others can benefit too. And if you found it useful, kudos are always appreciated.
Thanks,
Samson
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