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akoren2
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Pulling a value from a lower hierarchy in a matrix

Hi All!

 

I have a matrix with 4 levels. There are possible values on each one of those hierarchy levels. I need to display a flag on the top most hierarchy level (level 1) if there is a value that exists on any of the four levels. Does anyone have any tips on how to accomplish that? 

 

 

Thank you!

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ExcelMonke
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Could you show a screenshot of what the result looks like now?





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ExcelMonke
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Hello,

You can consider using a mix of Variables and IF statements. Consider: 

MEASURE =
VAR _Level1 =
    IF ( ISBLANK ( 'Table'[Level1] ), 0, 1 ) //You can tweak the "ISBLANK" statement depending on how you are determining value for the level
VAR _Level2 =
    IF ( ISBLANK ( 'Table'[Level2] ), 0, 1 )
VAR _Level3 =
    IF ( ISBLANK ( 'Table'[Level3] ), 0, 1 )
VAR _Level4 =
    IF ( ISBLANK ( 'Table'[Level4] ), 0, 1 )
RETURN
    IF ( ( _Level1 + _Level2 + _Level3 + _Level4 ) > 0, "Flag", "" )




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Thanks for your reply! 
I have tried something similar, but here it is with you structure. It still only displays the flag when the measure exists on that specific level 

Commentary Flag =
VAR _Level1 =
    IF ( ISINSCOPE(Rpt_Layout[LVL_1]) && NOT isblank([Commentary]) , 1, 0 )
VAR _Level2 =
    IF ( ISINSCOPE(Rpt_Layout[LVL_2]) && NOT isblank([Commentary]) , 1, 0 )
VAR _Level3 =
    IF ( ISINSCOPE(Rpt_Layout[LVL_3_Sort]) && NOT isblank([Commentary]) , 1, 0 )
VAR _Level4 =
    IF ( ISINSCOPE(Rpt_Layout[LVL_4]) && NOT isblank([Commentary]) , 1, 0 )
RETURN
    IF ( ( _Level1 + _Level2 + _Level3 + _Level4 ) > 0, "Flag", "" )

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