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Divide two columns using DAX
I'm trying to divide two columns by using DAX. I've always struggled with this functionality in the past and thought I got this but I can't get my head around why it wouldn't work.
The formula doing a measure: (I tried count function also)
Output:
It should calculate 3521/41770 = 0.084
Anonymous so as per your screen shot, you need to change data type to decimal number and decimal point to 2 or 3, didn't seems like you did that?
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Anonymous just to clarify, you are adding a measure, correct?
Based on screen shot, seems like you are doing count of disputes and transactions, although you said, you tried count, but not worked, what did you get? Same zero?
Anonymous also can you check the data type of this new measure, make sure it is not a whole number but decimal number with 2 or 3 decimal position, based on screen shot, it looks like it is whole number and in that case you will see 0 and no decimal point, and your calculation is returning decimal point.
yeah parry2k , it is a measure.
When I do count: Disputes divided by Transactions = DIVIDE(count('Disputes'[Disputes]), count('Disputes'[Transactions])) - nothing changes.
The two columns I'm using in the formula are Transaction and Disputes IDs that I am counting in that table already and then trying to use DAX to get the ratio.
Anonymous did you checked the data type