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Hello,
I am attempting to get daily values from the running total.
I have three columns Key, Date, Cumulative Cases. I am trying to get the daily values per key.
I have attached a picture from excel of what i am trying to do in PowerBI. However, I can not do it on excel because the data has over 3 million rows.
Keeping the performance in mind, which will better DAX or power query?
Update
I have come up with a solution which works with a sample dataset but when I try it with the actual dataset the DAX formula stays on "working on it".
I appreciate the help.
Thank you!
Definetly DAX is your best option
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Hi @blackgold
Can you post sample data as text not image to be able to copy/paste that?
Appreciate your Kudos!!
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| Key | Date | Cumulative Cases |
| Baldwin, Alabama | 4/10/2022 | 64 |
| Baldwin, Alabama | 4/11/2022 | 70 |
| Baldwin, Alabama | 4/12/2022 | 75 |
| Baldwin, Alabama | 4/13/2022 | 82 |
| Autaga, Alabama | 4/10/2022 | 18 |
| Autaga, Alabama | 4/11/2022 | 19 |
| Autaga, Alabama | 4/12/2022 | 19 |
| Autaga, Alabama | 4/13/2022 | 20 |
| Tyler, Texas | 4/10/2022 | 87 |
| Tyler, Texas | 4/11/2022 | 89 |
| Tyler, Texas | 4/12/2022 | 95 |
| Tyler, Texas | 4/13/2022 | 102 |
Hello @VahidDM,
I have updated the question.
I come up with solution but it is only working on the sample dataset. When I use the same DAX formula on the actual dataset, PowerBI is stuck on working on it.
What will suggest on optimizing the DAX formula?
Thank you!
Why not using it as a Measure instead of a calculated column. The DAX will work just fine into a measure.
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I tired that and I get an error saying:
A single value for column 'Key' in table 'Table' cannot be determined. This can happen when a measure formula refers to a column that contains many values without specifying an aggregation such as min, max, count, or sum to get a single result.
Did you modify the measure in the picture above to get it work as a Measure? Like in the Return, did you add Sum(Table...)
Try to evaluate your VAR one by one until you get to know which one needs a little modification..... remember to keep the logic of your calculated column.
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What function should I use 'Table'[key] since it is a string?
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