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Julia_24
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A Text evaluated as an Expression in DAX

I need your expertise in solving this requirement?

I have a below 3 tables, Table contains the Measure stored as a String in backend.

How do we evaluate a String in Formula column of Table_1 as a Measure?


Table_1:

ParentID (Num)

Parent_Name

Formula (DAX Measure given as a written as a String)

1

Complex_1

= Calculate(Sum(Table_2[X]-Sum(Table_2[Y]))

2

Complex_2

=Calculate(Sum(Table_3[A] * Sum(Table_3[B]))

 

Table:

Date

Parent_ID

X

Y

10.11.2022

1

60

45

11.11.2022

1

85

60

12.11.2022

1

30

20

13.11.2022

1

45

12


Table_2:

Date

Parent_ID

A

B

10.11.2022

2

60

50

11.11.2022

2

80

60

12.11.2022

2

30

20

13.11.2022

2

45

12


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parry2k
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@Julia_24 afaik it is not possible.

 

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