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Hi
Wondered if any of you can help me....Im trying to do a difference in columns
My issue is im using a matrix, the columns headers are from a month in column and the Visits, Referrals and Sales are Values.
I would like 2 extra columns Diff and %Diff.
Is this even possible? Or do i need to create a new table?
Thanks in advance
Hi @Sbudd
Can you provide some sample data in table format? Are the values fields (Visits/Referrals/Sales) columns or measures? And are the Diff and %Diff calculating the difference between two months?
It seems the matrix is showing values on rows. If you want Diff and %Diff to be two columns beside two months, you may need to prepare a new table with a different structure for this matrix. And create measures to calculate values.
Please provide some sample data we can work on. Thanks.
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing
@Sbudd , you need to add measures like
example
diff = [MTD Sales]-[last MTD Sales]
diff % = divide([MTD Sales]-[last MTD Sales],[last MTD Sales])
using
MTD Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),DATESMTD('Date'[Date]))
last MTD Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),DATESMTD(dateadd('Date'[Date],-1,MONTH)))
Seem like you are looking for a hybrid table
if you are looking for a Hybrid display with Matrix Column and measure
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/Creating-a-custom-or-hybrid-matrix-in-PowerBI/ba-p/1...
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Quick-Measures-Gallery/The-New-Hotness-Custom-Matrix-Hierarchy/m-p/...
vote for Hybrid Table
https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=9bc32b23-1eb1-4e74-8b34-349887b37ebc
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