Solved: Distinct Sum by

Anonymous · ‎01-11-2021

Hello Everyone,

I have a report that I am trying to sum invoice totals by the distinct invoice number for that particular purchase order and supplier. For some reason I am unable to get the correct answer. Below is some sample data and what I expect the output to look like.

I tried using the following formula but it is not working as I thought it would -

CALCULATE(SUM('Source Data'[ Invoice Total]), DISTINCT('Source Data'[ Inv Number]))

Sample Data.PNG

Expected outcome.PNG

Any help would be reatly appreaciated. I am a Power BI newbie so I am not 100% how to move forward from here.

Thanks!

parry2k · ‎01-11-2021

@Anonymous try this measure

Distinct Sum = 
SUMX ( VALUES ( Table[Invoice Number] ), CALCULATE ( MAX ( Table[Invoice Amount] ) ) )

Check my latest blog post Year-2020, Pandemic, Power BI and Beyond to get a summary of my favourite Power BI feature releases in 2020

I would ❤ Kudos if my solution helped. 👉 If you can spend time posting the question, you can also make efforts to give Kudos to whoever helped to solve your problem. It is a token of appreciation!

⚡Visit us at https://perytus.com, your one-stop-shop for Power BI-related projects/training/consultancy.⚡

Subscribe to the @PowerBIHowTo YT channel for an upcoming video on List and Record functions in Power Query!!

Learn Power BI and Fabric - subscribe to our YT channel - Click here: @PowerBIHowTo

If my solution proved useful, I'd be delighted to receive Kudos. When you put effort into asking a question, it's equally thoughtful to acknowledge and give Kudos to the individual who helped you solve the problem. It's a small gesture that shows appreciation and encouragement! ❤

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution. Proud to be a Super User! Appreciate your Kudos 🙂
Feel free to email me with any of your BI needs.

View solution in original post

Anonymous · ‎01-11-2021

Hi @parry2k,

Thank you so much!! This seems to be working exactly how I envisioned in my head.

Thank you!

parry2k · ‎01-11-2021