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oscarmqzg
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Dummy row subtotal condition not working

Hi I have a measure that sums up a column, then I compare that measure to flag if it is > 0 or not, it works everywhere except and the first row. "Total" is a dummy blank column that I use just to be able to show the big total at the top. I couldn't find a reason for it or how to fix it, your help is appreciated.

 

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Thank you Stephen, it is not related to totals as it is not set up with matrix grand totals but row subtotals with a dommy total row so I can have my totals at the top as explained in this post: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/show-grand-totals-top-bottom-of-matrix/m-p/370909

 

I was able to solve it using >=0.01 instead of >0 even thou my sum still shows 0.0000 when adding 4 decimals...

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Hi @oscarmqzg ,

 

Did you solve your problem?

The subtotal error is a common problem in Power BI Desktop.

Please refer to Greg's blog, in the blog he will talk about how to fix it with a couple of ways:

Dealing with Measure Totals - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

Best Regards,

Stephen Tao

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

Thank you Stephen, it is not related to totals as it is not set up with matrix grand totals but row subtotals with a dommy total row so I can have my totals at the top as explained in this post: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/show-grand-totals-top-bottom-of-matrix/m-p/370909

 

I was able to solve it using >=0.01 instead of >0 even thou my sum still shows 0.0000 when adding 4 decimals...

Ashish_Mathur
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Hi,

What is the need of creating a dummy blank column?  Cannot understand your question.  Share the download link of the PBI file, show the problem there and the expected result.


Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/

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