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Raul
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9 years ago
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Difference between two columns or rows

Hello everybody, I need to find the difference between two columns or two rows within a table or matrix of values. I have the following situation:   YEAR ZONE       EAST W...
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  • dkay84_PowerBI's avatar
    dkay84_PowerBI
    9 years ago

    Create a measure called "Difference"

     

    Difference =
IF (
    HASONEVALUE ( 'Table'[YEAR] ),
    BLANK (),
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( 'Table'[AMOUNT] ),
        FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[YEAR] = MAX ( 'Table'[YEAR] ) )
    )
        - CALCULATE (
            SUM ( 'Table'[AMOUNT] ),
            FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[YEAR] = MIN ( 'Table'[YEAR] ) )
        )
)

    Then a measure called "%Inc"

     

    %Inc =
DIVIDE (
    [Difference],
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( 'Table'[AMOUNT] ),
        FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[YEAR] = MIN ( 'Table'[YEAR] ) )
    )
)

    Then just shrink the columns in your matrix that have no data so they don't show up, and make sure to turn the row totals on:

     

    Oh and change the formatting/style for the measures as desired.

dkay84_PowerBI's avatar
dkay84_PowerBI
Microsoft Employee
9 years ago

Create a measure called "Difference"

 

Difference =
IF (
    HASONEVALUE ( 'Table'[YEAR] ),
    BLANK (),
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( 'Table'[AMOUNT] ),
        FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[YEAR] = MAX ( 'Table'[YEAR] ) )
    )
        - CALCULATE (
            SUM ( 'Table'[AMOUNT] ),
            FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[YEAR] = MIN ( 'Table'[YEAR] ) )
        )
)

Then a measure called "%Inc"

 

%Inc =
DIVIDE (
    [Difference],
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( 'Table'[AMOUNT] ),
        FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[YEAR] = MIN ( 'Table'[YEAR] ) )
    )
)

Then just shrink the columns in your matrix that have no data so they don't show up, and make sure to turn the row totals on:

 

Oh and change the formatting/style for the measures as desired.

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erdinair1977
New Member
3 years ago

Is there a way to adjust the "Difference" formula above to calculate across rows when the value is blank?  This formula works for what I need, but I have blanks in my subtotals and it does not work in those situations.  Your help would be greatly appreciated!

 

I'm expecting 1 - (blank) = 1 (Target Remaining) and (blank) - 1 = -1 (Target Remaining).