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marcoarib
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Custom Total Column in Power Bi Matrix

Hi.

Is there a way to show only one column with a measure (average, sum, percentage, etc.) at the end of matrix in Power BI? I want to show one column with a measure like the difference between 2019 and 2020 in sales.

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Thanks.

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v-xuding-msft
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Hi @marcoarib ,

 

There is an idea about this functionality that you could vote up to get fixed quickly.

Matrix/Table grand totals with Measures 

 

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Xue Ding
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@v-xuding-msft 
Voted! Thank you.

Greg_Deckler
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Not entirely sure, but you may want something like: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Quick-Measures-Gallery/The-New-Hotness-Custom-Matrix-Hierarchy/m-p/...

 

@marcoarib 



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@Greg_Deckler thank you for your response.

I've created a new column for the revenue performance:

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...and a hierarchy based on Year, Month and Revenue Performance:

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When I try to create the measure, I can't reach this "YEAR Hierarchy" to put it in a VAR:

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I'm doing these things right?

 

Thanks.

@marcoarib I don't use an actual DAX hierarchy in my solution, it is an ad-hoc hierarchy but even so, the same technique should work, you would refer to the individual levels of the hierarchy, not the hierarchy itself.



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@marcoarib check subtotal per column option in format pane. In fact you have to control it in measure to return blank() if it is a total 

 

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The subtotal option shows the Total column that I mentioned. I need to put a measure at the end of matrix.
Thank you.

OK, now fairly certain you want The New Hotness, see previous reply @marcoarib


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