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jaymanivannan
Frequent Visitor
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

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.