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table name cannot used to define a variable

 i have a created multiple divide  function  in measure . finally trying to return all divide  variable  functions single measure 

 

shipment value =
VAR Truck =
DIVIDE (
SUM ( 'Consumables'[01-Truck Sum of Spend] ),
SUM ( 'Consumables'[01-Truck Sum of Sum of Shipement Per Quantity] )
)
VAR STO =
DIVIDE (
SUM ( 'Consumables'[02-STO Truck Spend] ),
SUM ( 'Consumables'[02-STO Truck Sum of Sum of Shipement Per Quantity] )
)
VAR SEA =
DIVIDE (
SUM ( 'Consumables'[04-Sea - Sum of Spend] ),
SUM ( 'Consumables'[04-Sea - Sum of Sum of Total Qty] )
)
VAR AIR =
DIVIDE (
SUM ( 'Consumables'[05-Air - Sum of Spend] ),
SUM ( 'Consumables'[05.Air - Sum of Sum of Total Qty] )
)
VAR MarginPerc =Truck, SEA, AIR, STO 
RETURN
MarginPerc
 
but i am getting Error  'Truck' is a table name and cannot be used to define a variable. any  idea   thanks in advance 
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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous , You can not return 4 values. There need to some operation between them

 

VAR MarginPerc =Truck & SEA & AIR & STO  //appending all
RETURN
MarginPerc

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