Hi all,
I have a Matrix in Power BI which shows cost per day of resources, summed up from a booking table.
Yet if an action starts day a and ends day c I do not have a value in day b. Therefore I added a "CostPerDay" column to my 'Date' table which is delivers the cost if the regular cost cell is empty.
My problem is that the subtotals per resource do not sum up the "CostPerDay" which I inserted into the empty lines, only the real cost values:
I already tried several ways for the "Cost"-Measure, but they don't change the behaviour:
IF( ISBLANK(SUM(BookingTable[Cost])),
SUM('Date'[CostPerDay]),
SUM(BookingTable[Cost]))
IF( ISBLANK(SUM(BookingTable[Cost])),
SUM('Date'[CostPerDay]),
SUM(BookingTable[Cost]))
Any ideas how I can fix this?
@WillyW use sumx
SUMX ( VALUES ( 'Date'[Date] ),
VAR __s = CALCULATE(SUM(BookingTable[Cost]))
RETURN
IF( ISBLANK(__s),
CALCULATE(SUM('Date'[CostPerDay])),
__s
)
)
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@WillyW use sumx
SUMX ( VALUES ( 'Date'[Date] ),
VAR __s = CALCULATE(SUM(BookingTable[Cost]))
RETURN
IF( ISBLANK(__s),
CALCULATE(SUM('Date'[CostPerDay])),
__s
)
)
I would ❤ Kudos if my solution helped. 👉 If you can spend time posting the question, you can also make efforts to give Kudos 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 🙂
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