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emillia1991
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hiding empty columns in the matrix based on measures

Dear communty,

I'm new here and using Power BI since few months.

I wanted to present sales and sales difference in two different points in time. I want to choose points in time in slicer. My problem is that I have empty columns:

emillia1991_1-1662034047923.png

 

 

I created D_sales by applying measures, so that I can choose two years and it will calculate the percentage difference for these two years. Below the measures I used:

D_sales = 100*(DIVIDE(
    [Diff_sales],
    CALCULATE(
        SUM('Sheet1'[sales]),
        FILTER('Sheet1',Sheet1[year]=MIN(
            'Sheet1'[year]))
    )
))
 
 
Diff_sales = IF(
    HASONEVALUE('Sheet1'[year]),
    BLANK (),
    CALCUlATE(
        SUM(Sheet1[sales]),
        FILTER('Sheet1','Sheet1'[year]=MAX(Sheet1[year]
        ))
)
        - CALCULATE(
            SUM(Sheet1[sales]),
            FILTER('Sheet1','Sheet1'[year]=MIN(Sheet1[year]
            ))
        )
)

 

Hiding these empty columns by dragging is not possible because I want to update data and choose different years in the filter. I'm searching the Internet since yesterday. However, I'm not very succesful.  I was wondering if it is possible to write sth in the code so that it won't display empty columns.

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@emillia1991 , Try like

 

Diff_sales =
var _max = maxx(allselected(Sheet) ,Sheet1[year])
var _min = Minx(allselected(Sheet) ,Sheet1[year])
return
IF(
HASONEVALUE('Sheet1'[year]),
BLANK (),
CALCUlATE(
SUM(Sheet1[sales]),
FILTER('Sheet1','Sheet1'[year]=_max
))
- CALCULATE(
SUM(Sheet1[sales]),
FILTER('Sheet1','Sheet1'[year]=_min
))
)

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Thank you @amitchandak for your reply. Unfortunately it doesn't work. I still see the empty columns 😞

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