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Get last value in given row

I'm trying to grab the last non-blank value in a given row with unknown number of values. So for some rows it could be column 5 but others it would be column 8.

 

In Excel, I can use =LOOKUP(2,1/(A:A<>""),A:A) to find this.

What would be the equivalent in PowerBI?

  • Hi Anonymous,

    Based on my test, you could refer to below steps:

    1.Sample data

    2.Add an index column in query editor.

    3.Create a measure and add to a card visual. Now you could see the result.

    Measure 3 = Var index= CALCULATE(MIN('Table1'[Index]),FILTER('Table1','Table1'[Value]=BLANK()))
    return CALCULATE(MAX('Table1'[Value]),FILTER('Table1',Table1[Index]=index-1))

     

    You can also download the PBIX file to have a view.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/aw96lwmbf1sqice/Get%20last%20value%20in%20given%20row.pbix?dl=0

     

    Regards,

    Daniel He

     

     

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  • v-danhe-msft's avatar
    v-danhe-msft
    Microsoft Employee

    Hi Anonymous,

    Based on my test, you could refer to below steps:

    1.Sample data

    2.Add an index column in query editor.

    3.Create a measure and add to a card visual. Now you could see the result.

    Measure 3 = Var index= CALCULATE(MIN('Table1'[Index]),FILTER('Table1','Table1'[Value]=BLANK()))
    return CALCULATE(MAX('Table1'[Value]),FILTER('Table1',Table1[Index]=index-1))

     

    You can also download the PBIX file to have a view.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/aw96lwmbf1sqice/Get%20last%20value%20in%20given%20row.pbix?dl=0

     

    Regards,

    Daniel He

     

     

  • v-danhe-msft's avatar
    v-danhe-msft
    Microsoft Employee

    Hi Anonymous,

    Could you please tell me if your problem has been solved? If it is, could you please mark the helpful replies as Answered?

     

    Regards,

    Daniel He