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RemiAnthonise
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8 years ago
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DAX: Selectedvalue in IF doesn't work

Hi guys,   I have the following measure:   Werkuren per maand = IF ( SELECTEDVALUE ( Workers[Name] ) = "Test Persoon"; CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Calendar'[Werkdagen 4 dagen] ) ) * [Werkuren 9]; CALC...
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  • tex628's avatar
    tex628
    8 years ago

    Alright then! 

     

    Then i have some things that I would like you to check:

     

    * Do a new measure, Measure = SELECTEDVALUE(Workers[Name])

    * Place this measure next to the name column and compare the values. If they are not the same something is off. 

    * Also check the format of the name column. 

     

    I tried to recreate your problem but mine seems to work...

     

    hours/month = IF(SELECTEDVALUE(Table1[Person])="TestP";
    SUMX(Table1;Table1[9workinghours]*Table1[9hrmonthdays]);
    SUMX(Table1;Table1[8workinghours]*Table1[8hrmonthdays])
    )

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tex628
Community Champion
8 years ago

That result seems to indicate that selectedvalue() is finding more than one result in the name column. Have you filtered in correctly to only have Test Persoon?

 

 / J

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    RemiAnthonise
    Helper V
    8 years ago

    tex628

    I've tested it with multiple values (for example test person, test person 1, test person 2) but I get the same results. Or do I misunderstand your reply? Do you need more data?

     

    As I've posted before

    Werkuren per maand =
    IF (
    SELECTEDVALUE ( Workers[Name] ) = "Test Persoon";
    CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Calendar'[Werkdagen 4 dagen] ) ) * [Werkuren 9];
    CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Calendar'[IsWorkDay 5 dagen] ) ) * [Werkuren 8]
    )

    So normally this would work with this test person.

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      tex628
      Community Champion
      8 years ago

      Selectedvalue(Column, alternative) works like this:

       

      The function looks into a specific column and if there is only one value in that column it returns that specific value.

       

      If there are more than one value in your column Selectedvalue will return the specified alternative or blank() if you did not specify an alternative. 

       

      Due to the fact that your first if statement "Selectedvalue(table[column]) = blank()" returns true - this makes me think that there is currently more values that only test persoon in that column. 

       

      Place a slicer and filter on test persoon to make sure that there is only one distinct value in that column. 

       

      Im sorry that this might be messy, but im quitting work now so im a little stressed with the typing.

       

      Br,

      J

      • RemiAnthonise's avatar
        RemiAnthonise
        Helper V
        8 years ago

        Hi tex628 ,

         

        Thanks for your reply. Hope you had a good weekend.

        I know what you mean but it doesn't seem to work. Look at my example below, where my DAX is:

         

        Case 1:

        Werkuren per maand =
        IF (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( Workers[Name] ) = "Test Persoon";
        CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Calendar'[Werkdagen 4 dagen] ) ) * [Werkuren 9];
        CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Calendar'[IsWorkDay 5 dagen] ) ) * [Werkuren 8]
        )

         

        Case 2:

        Werkuren per maand =
        IF (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( Workers[Name] ) = "Test Werknemer";
        CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Calendar'[Werkdagen 4 dagen] ) ) * [Werkuren 9];
        CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Calendar'[IsWorkDay 5 dagen] ) ) * [Werkuren 8]
        )

         

        It seems to effect the totals, but the values for each month don't change. So: the total is right (the 'true' in my statement), the values each month are wrong (the 'false' in my statement). 

        I can't find the right way to do this.