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Kote101
Helper II
Helper II

Count Rows based on a Variable Value

Hi guys, i am trying to make a measure that will count the number of rows which come up as negative depending on a variable.

The variable i am using to determine which rows i would like to count is basically the percentage difference between the present value and the value before it.

 

So in my measure  (see picture below ) i was expecting a calculation of 1 to come up, because the 1990 row, has a lower value than the 1985 row therefore would come up as a negative in my percentage difference variable. But this doesnt seem to be working, not only this , but my percentage difference variable also seems to be faulty though am not sure why.

 

Measure = 

VAR previousValue= CALCULATE(SUM('Table 2'[Value]),FILTER('Table 2',COUNTROWS(FILTER('Table 2','Table 2'[Year]=EARLIER('Table 2'[Year])))))
var percentageDifference=DIVIDE(SUM('Table 2'[Value])-previousValue,previousValue)*100
return
COUNTROWS(FILTER('Table 2',SIGN(percentageDifference)=-1))

Here is a link to my pbix and CVS file : https://filebin.net/qlgusdv2f3w0pfm4

I hope i was clear enough, thank you for your time and help!

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v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Kote101,

 

Would you please re-upload your sample .pbix file, as I didn't find it in the downloaded zip file?

 

Regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

hi @v-yulgu-msft it seems u may have opened the pbix file using a zip file program, try opening it with pbix; as the demo 1 file is a pbix file not a zip file.

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