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jaymanivannan
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9 years ago
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Calculated Measure with conditions

Hi, I am new to PowerBI. I am trying to create a calculated measure based on the condition. For Example, I am trying to create measure for the following condition   SalesAverage= ((SUM(Total Sales...
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    jaymanivannan response is great.  To add to this, rather than using the / symbol and have to make a divide by zero check, just use the Divide() function.  I've also set this out using a spacing format, which is a good habit to get yourself into.

    Here is an update

    SalesAverage = DIVIDE(
        CALCULATE(
                SUM(Total Sales $), 
                [AccountCode]=410000
        ),
        CALCULATE (
                Sum(Total Sales Quantity), 
                [AccountCode]=420000
        )
)

     

     

Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
Not applicable
9 years ago

Hi,

You should use the CALCULATE function.

Your formula should look something like this:

SalesAverage:= CALCULATE (SUM(Total Sales $), [AccountCode]=410000) / CALCULATE (Sum(Total Sales Quantity), [AccountCode]=420000).

I would also add division by zero condition check

Michael

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    9 years ago

    jaymanivannan response is great.  To add to this, rather than using the / symbol and have to make a divide by zero check, just use the Divide() function.  I've also set this out using a spacing format, which is a good habit to get yourself into.

    Here is an update

    SalesAverage = DIVIDE(
        CALCULATE(
                SUM(Total Sales $), 
                [AccountCode]=410000
        ),
        CALCULATE (
                Sum(Total Sales Quantity), 
                [AccountCode]=420000
        )
)

     

     

    • jaymanivannan's avatar
      jaymanivannan
      Frequent Visitor
      9 years ago

      Anonymous,  This is working !!!. Thanks for the quick response. No Zero divide error. Thank you once again.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable
        9 years ago

        I want to thank Anonymous too. He did a lot of the work.

    • abhi1707's avatar
      abhi1707
      New Member
      8 years ago

      AnonymousAnonymousWhat if i want to apply where condition on categorical variable, say account status= Yes or No, want to calculate for those accounts whose status is No. Pls advise.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable
        8 years ago

        abhi1707

        It's similar, depends on a datatype of your categorical variable.

        If it's string then just use smth like: CALCULATE(SUM([Amount]),Account_Status="No")

        or this:

        CALCULATE(SUM(Fact_Table[Amount]),Filter(Accounts,Accounts[Account_Status]="No"))

        in case you have two connected tables

        Michael