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hama21
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3 years ago

Difference between date.[month] and date.[year]

Hello everyone,   I have a table in my report where I use two measures that are as follows:   measure c = DIVIDE((SUM('Table[Value A])*12),SUM('Table'[Value B]))   and measure to calculate the ...
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hama21
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3 years ago

Greg_Deckler It's working but I received different value when using .[month] or .[year]. I want to understand why this is happening because the value must be the same

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Greg_Deckler
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3 years ago

hama21 Ah, turns out that it is a measures total problem. I attached a PBIX that demonstrates how to get the same total for both .[Month] and .[Year] below signature.

This looks like a measure totals problem. Very common. See my post about it here: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/DAX-Commands-and-Tips/Dealing-with-Measure-Totals/td-p/63376

Also, this Quick Measure, Measure Totals, The Final Word should get you what you need:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Quick-Measures-Gallery/Measure-Totals-The-Final-Word/m-p/547907