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deannapi
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Need a measure for comparing column values and returning a value based off repeated IDs

I have an ID and a Source column. The ID repeats and the available Sources are "Web" and "Other".
User selects a value from a slicer on the page (from another column) that filters the IDs. 

If an ID is repeated and it belongs to web and also other, then the final result for that ID needs to be "Other". 

If the ID repeats and all rows belong to Web, then Web - but Other is higher than Web.

 

I've tried the following measure and it works, but when I add other columns to my table view, it times out

 

 

True Source = 
SWITCH(
    MINX(
        MyTable,
        SWITCH(
            MyTable[Origin],
            "Other", 1,
            "Web", 2, 
            3
        )
    ), 
    1, "Other",
    2, "Web",
    "n/a"
)

 

 

Then I tried this but EARLIER can only be used as a calculate column and the final result is wrong. 

 

 

True Source v2 = 
VAR RepeatedIDCount =
    COUNTROWS(
        FILTER(
            MyTable,
            MyTable[ID] = EARLIER(MyTable[ID])
        )
    )
RETURN
    SWITCH (
        TRUE (),
        RepeatedIDCount > 1 &&
            COUNTROWS (
                FILTER (
                    MyTable,
                    MyTable[ID] = EARLIER(MyTable[ID]) &&
                    (MyTable[Origin] = "Web" || MyTable[Origin] = "Other")
                )
            ) = 2, "Other",
        RepeatedIDCount = 1 && MyTable[Origin] = "Web", "Web",
        "n/a"
    )

 

 

A sample of the data would be:

IDSource
8145378Web
8145378Web
8145377Other
8145377Other
8145382Web
8145381Other
8145381Web
8145370Other
8145370Other

so the result table should be:

IDTrue Source
8145378Web
8145382Other
8145377Other
8145382Web
8145381Other
8145370Other

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Measure = MIN(Table[Source])

 

Or implicit in the visual

lbendlin_0-1712271395486.png

 

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johnbasha33
Super User
Super User

@deannapi have you tried implicit measures..

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

why is 8145382 Web ?

typo, I corrected my post

Measure = MIN(Table[Source])

 

Or implicit in the visual

lbendlin_0-1712271395486.png

 

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