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e175429
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Helper IV

Running Totals

Hello All,

 

This is a sample of my data:

e175429_0-1755724796052.png

Anyone know what I should do to get the running totals for the Users?

Mind you, my actual data is over 43,000 rows.

 

I tried to upload a sample file but you have to be a SuperUser.

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Rupak_bi
Super User
Super User

hi @e175429 ,

Please share the sample data in plain text (currently ist an image and cant copy). will try to buiid the solution.



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Shahid12523
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Power BI (DAX):

 

Running Total =
CALCULATE(
COUNTROWS('Table'),
FILTER(
ALLSELECTED('Table'),
'Table'[User] = MAX('Table'[User]) &&
'Table'[PaidDate] <= MAX('Table'[PaidDate])
)
)


SQL:

 

COUNT(*) OVER (PARTITION BY [User] ORDER BY PaidDate) AS RunningTotal

Shahed Shaikh
Sahir_Maharaj
Super User
Super User

Hello @e175429,

 

Could you please try the following approach:

Running Total per User :=
VAR CurrentDate = MAX ( 'Fact'[PaidDate] )
RETURN
CALCULATE (
    COUNTROWS ( 'Fact' ),
    FILTER (
        ALLSELECTED ( 'Fact'[PaidDate] ),
        'Fact'[PaidDate] <= CurrentDate
    )
)

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Hey,

 

Thank you for your response. I've created the measure but I'm not sure how to graph this.

This is what I get:

e175429_0-1755787298548.png

Which is not exactly what I am looking for. 


In the table, I want the running totals for everyone, and then when I put a filter on, I would like the running total for that one individual. 

 

I have already created a date table:

e175429_1-1755787413975.png

 

MasonMA
Memorable Member
Memorable Member

Hello @e175429 


1. Build a Date table if this doesn't exist. Suppose this Date table is called 'Date'. 

2. Suppose the table that has data on your screenshot is called 'Fact'. Create a proper one-to-many relationship from 'Date' to your 'Fact'[PaidDate] 

You can use measure, 

RunningTotal:=
CALCULATE(
COUNTROWS('Fact'),
FILTER(
ALL('Date'[Date]), 
'Date'[Date] <= MAX('Date'[Date])
),
VALUES('Fact'[User])
)

 

Thanks. 

 

 

Hey,

 

Thank you for your response, but I'm still having a issue.

 

So, I created your measure and got this:

e175429_3-1755799069727.png

Which is great!

What would I have to do to get a column that shows the total by month per user?

For instance, under Staley, a column next to "running total" would be month "monthly total" where

Sept-24 = 2

Aug-24 = 2

Dec-23 = 5

Oct-23  = 1

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