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sure19
Helper II
Helper II

Calculate from within a column

hi,

 

i have a column called KPI and it has a list of matrics.  example

Total Moves

Essential Moves 

etc.

another column has the KPI Value for these metrics

i need to create a new measure called Quality Time with a formula ( total moves - essential moves/total moves)

 

how can i do this?  Please help.

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Stachu
Community Champion
Community Champion

can you share sample data?
you can follow the guide here:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490



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v-chuncz-msft
Community Support
Community Support

@sure19,

 

You may refer to the measure below.

Measure =
VAR t =
    CALCULATE ( SUM ( Table1[Value] ), Table1[KPI] = "Total Moves" )
VAR e =
    CALCULATE ( SUM ( Table1[Value] ), Table1[KPI] = "Essential Moves" )
RETURN
    DIVIDE ( t - e, t )
Community Support Team _ Sam Zha
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-chuncz-msft
Community Support
Community Support

@sure19,

 

You may refer to the measure below.

Measure =
VAR t =
    CALCULATE ( SUM ( Table1[Value] ), Table1[KPI] = "Total Moves" )
VAR e =
    CALCULATE ( SUM ( Table1[Value] ), Table1[KPI] = "Essential Moves" )
RETURN
    DIVIDE ( t - e, t )
Community Support Team _ Sam Zha
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Stachu
Community Champion
Community Champion

can you share sample data?
you can follow the guide here:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490



Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!
Thank you for the kudos 🙂

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