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DCELL
Resolver I
Resolver I

Aggregate from parent is blank when child is blank

I have a parent-child tables set up using this relationship, where the child table is missing a few records, but the parent is not missing any. CRM = parent, CPQ = child.

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In a table visual, I'm not able to show SUM( CRM[Esimated Value] ) for all rows as you can see below. Even though CRM[Estimated Value] is not missing any values, it is showing blank if the child record is blank:

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How can I obtain the result below? Although it is possible to join them in Power Query, which is how I got the result below for demonstration, I prefer not to do so.

DCELL_1-1675354252757.png

 

In addition to the problem above of the blank [CRM Value] values, I also don't understand why the table display changes when the column are in a different order.

When CRM.Quote Number is the first column, then the layout is like this:

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But when CPQ.Quote number is the first column, then the blanks disappear:

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1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

Remove Quote Number CPQ from the visual.

 

lbendlin_0-1675640354698.png

 

Or use a CALCULATE function to get it back.

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Here is some background on why this is happening.

AutoExist and Normalization - SQLBI

 

See attached.

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DCELL
Resolver I
Resolver I

@lbendlin this is the result:

DCELL_0-1675619811579.png

 

And the measure code is CRM Value = SUM( CRM[Estimated Value] )

Enable "Show items with no data"

@lbendlin commenting from my other account which allows file sharing. Here is the sample file I'm working from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fVDAjM3h-zmrvgMV-odduNgBjg0kbgNh/view?usp=sharing.

 

When filtering direction is single from CRM->CPQ, then 'show items with no data' has no visual effect.

Remove Quote Number CPQ from the visual.

 

lbendlin_0-1675640354698.png

 

Or use a CALCULATE function to get it back.

lbendlin_1-1675640752067.png

Here is some background on why this is happening.

AutoExist and Normalization - SQLBI

 

See attached.

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

change the filter direction to single, from CRM to CPQ.  Show the code for the "CRM Value" measure.

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