Dynamic Column based on aggregated measure

[TAlvarez]

Hello all,

I am trying to create a dynamic dimension based on a slicer, to do this I could use the switch function to populate a column based on a measurement such as max or min from a detached table.  However when I try to do this I have not found a way to make Power BI pass the measurement result to a column in a different table.  With other applications you are able to do this with variables but I can't replicate similar functionality in Power BI.

[achinm45]

Hi @TAlvarez

Can you provide a sample of dynamic dimension which you are trying to achieve?

BR,

Achin

[v-sihou-msft]

@TAlvarez

We should be able to pass the measurement result to a column in a different table. Please refer to following simple sample.

If you still have any question, please feel free to ask.

Regards,

[TAlvarez]

Thank you for your suggestion, I have tried this before and it only gives you the min of the all the column values, no matter the slicers or filters you choose.

[v-sihou-msft]

@TAlvarez

Please try to create two calculated measures as below. ALLSELECTED looks like a function that is able to understand what the user selected.

MinNum = MIN ( Table1[TestNum] )

TestMeasure = CALCULATE ( [MinNum], ALLSELECTED ( Table1[TestNum] ) )

Regards,

[TAlvarez]

HI Simon,

I have also tried this before but it won't work either.  Remember I am trying to make a dynamic dimension which means I need a column to change value when a measurement does.  If you input the calculate column value into a column it will alwyas read the max or min value of the total dataset, even if you filter or set any calculation filters.

What Power BI here really needs is a global variable that can be interchanged among tables and measurements.

[v-sihou-msft]

@TAlvarez

Now variables are only available within the expression where you define them. You can vote this idea (global variable) here.

Regards,