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Puneetha
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Divide function not working as expected

Hi All,

Needed help here

I was trying to divide  2 measures using the divide function in power bi . But the values in one of the scenario is something like this (0.0,0.0) but the result of it is not zero but  a value which is not excepted as a result.

 

Thanks in Advance.

 

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Puneetha
Frequent Visitor

Well ..I found different soultion for the issue as the decimals had some value in it .. I rounded off the column1 ,2 with 2 decimals and later divided them .And it worked .

Puneetha
Frequent Visitor

Hi @Dhairya 

Thank you for quick response .But it still does not resolve my problem.

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Dhairya
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Hey @Puneetha 
Please pass 0 or Blank() in 3rd parameter(Alternate Result) of DIVIDE function 
DIVIDE ( numerator, denominator, Alternate Result )

Please mark this post as Accept as solution if it helps you!

 

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