Check if a column is higher or lower and return value

[BradleyN1]

Hey,

I have a table with numerous columns in, but two in particular I want to check whether the figures are higher or lower on each row and then return a value. The data is being pulled via DirectQuery from Dynamics.

One of the columns is a column which is summing the the data, and another is a measure which is counting the number of times that value appears in the data. This is an example:

XXX	XXX	Predicted	Actual
XXX	XXX	5	2	Less than predicted
XXX	XXX	3	3	As predicted
XXX	XXX	2	5	More than predicted

I want my last column to let me know if the Actual turns out lower than Predicted.

As a bonus I have added additional values if you're able to make it work, but the less than predicted is the most important for me.

Thanks 😀

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @BradleyN1 ,

Please try below steps:

1. below is my test table in SQL Server

2. get data from this table in Power BI Desktop with Direct Query connection type

3. create a measure with below dax formula

Measure =
VAR _pre =
    SELECTEDVALUE ( Test[Predicted] )
VAR _actual =
    SELECTEDVALUE ( Test[Actual] )
VAR _result =
    SWITCH (
        TRUE (),
        _actual < _pre, "Less than predicted",
        _actual = _pre, "As predicted",
        _actual > _pre, "More than predicted"
    )
RETURN
    _result

4. add a table visual with field and measure

Please refer the attached .pbix file

Best regards,
Community Support Team_Binbin Yu
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[BradleyN1]

Thanks, this works 😀

Also @devesh_gupta, yours did too! I realised there was a relationship missing that was causing it to not work, thanks both

[devesh_gupta]

Try to use the following formula for creating a measure: 

=IF('TableName'[Actual]<'TableName'[Predicted],"Less than predicted",IF('TableName'[Actual]='TableName'[Predicted],"As predicted","More than predicted"))

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[BradleyN1]

Hey there, thank you.

It does not allow me to select the Predicted field in this IF statement, its only showing measures I have created.

I thought I could add a sum(predicted) but when I do that, it just makes my whole column the same value and my other columns are all duplicated.

[devesh_gupta]

@BradleyN1 Can you try to create a column instead of a measure with same formula so that if it'll allow you to use your column names inside the IF statement:

ColumnName = IF('TableName'[Actual]<'TableName'[Predicted],"Less than predicted",IF('TableName'[Actual]='TableName'[Predicted],"As predicted","More than predicted"))

Then you don't need to create another measure for sum(predicted). I'm not sure but try if it works and do let me know.

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[BradleyN1]

Hey,

Thanks for this, it tells me 'Function 'CALCULATE' is not allowed as part of a calculated column DAX expressions on DirectQuery models'