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Burtoninlondon
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Cumulative total values in a column not as a measure

Hello,

 

I have Power BI measure which calculates the cumulative total from a list of values by date sequence.

 

 

Cumulative Total = 
CALCULATE(
    SUM('Data'[values]) ,
    'Calendar'[Date] <= MAX( 'Calendar'[Date])
)

 

 

This works well but as it is a measure and not a column I'm not able to access any statistics related to the cumulative total, for example if I want to know the maximum value the cumulative total reached across the time period I am not able to use the MAX function as it needs to be applied to data in a column.

 

Does anyone have any advice on how I can create a cumulative total in a column format?

 

Thanks,

 

Neil

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rajendraongole1
Super User
Super User

Hi @Burtoninlondon - Create a calculated column as below:

 

Cumulative Total Column =
VAR CurrentDate = 'Data'[Date]
RETURN
CALCULATE(
SUM('Data'[Values]),
FILTER(
ALL('Data'),
'Data'[Date] <= CurrentDate
)
)

 

rajendraongole1_0-1720696567928.png

it works as cummulative totals as expectd.

 

 

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rajendraongole1
Super User
Super User

Hi @Burtoninlondon - Create a calculated column as below:

 

Cumulative Total Column =
VAR CurrentDate = 'Data'[Date]
RETURN
CALCULATE(
SUM('Data'[Values]),
FILTER(
ALL('Data'),
'Data'[Date] <= CurrentDate
)
)

 

rajendraongole1_0-1720696567928.png

it works as cummulative totals as expectd.

 

 

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! This will help others on the forum!
Appreciate your Kudos!!





Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!





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