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ConnieMaldonado
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3 years ago
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Find first non-zero value in calculate statement

I am trying to create a measure that will pick up the first non zero entry for a specific week.

 

DateValue
3/14/2023    0
3/13/2023    32
3/12/2023    0
3/11/2023    45
3/10/2023    28
3/9/202365
3/8/202343

 

For today (3/14/23), the value would be 32 since today's value is 0.

If 3/13/23 was also 0, it would pick up 45 and so on until it finds the first non-zero value.

I wound up creating the logic using variables and if statements, but I know there's a cleaner way to do it.

 

Var _Value =
    CALCULATE(
        SUM('Table'[Value]),
        FILTER('Table', 'Table'[DATE] = TODAY())
    )
 
Is there any way to integrate the logic into the calculate statement above?
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  • v-yueyunzh-msft's avatar
    v-yueyunzh-msft
    3 years ago

    Hi , ConnieMaldonado 

    According to your description, you want to "pick up the first non zero entry for a specific week.".

    Here are the steps you can refer to :
    (1)My test data is the same as yours.

    (2)We can create a measure like this:

    Measure = var _cur_value =   SUM('Table'[Value])
var _cur_date = MAX('Table'[Date])
var _t =FILTER( SUMMARIZE(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[Date] , "value", SUM('Table'[Value])) , [Date]<_cur_date && [value] <>0)
var _max_date =  MAXX(_t,[Date])
var _t2= FILTER(_t,[Date]=_max_date)
return
IF(_cur_value=0 , MAXX(_t2,[value]),_cur_value )

    (3)Then we can put the measure on the visual and the result is as follows:

    Thank you for your time and sharing, and thank you for your support and understanding of PowerBI! 

     

    Best Regards,

    Aniya Zhang

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  • v-yueyunzh-msft's avatar
    v-yueyunzh-msft
    Community Support
    3 years ago

    Hi , ConnieMaldonado 

    According to your description, you want to "pick up the first non zero entry for a specific week.".

    Here are the steps you can refer to :
    (1)My test data is the same as yours.

    (2)We can create a measure like this:

    Measure = var _cur_value =   SUM('Table'[Value])
var _cur_date = MAX('Table'[Date])
var _t =FILTER( SUMMARIZE(ALLSELECTED('Table'),'Table'[Date] , "value", SUM('Table'[Value])) , [Date]<_cur_date && [value] <>0)
var _max_date =  MAXX(_t,[Date])
var _t2= FILTER(_t,[Date]=_max_date)
return
IF(_cur_value=0 , MAXX(_t2,[value]),_cur_value )

    (3)Then we can put the measure on the visual and the result is as follows:

    Thank you for your time and sharing, and thank you for your support and understanding of PowerBI! 

     

    Best Regards,

    Aniya Zhang

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