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enzo2011
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9 years ago
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Help comparing two excel worksheets in Power BI

Hi everyone!   So I've got an issue with a project I'm doing. I created a dashboard with some info that I got from an excel workbook containing diferent processes and number of files from all 3 qua...
  • SabineOussi's avatar
    9 years ago

    Hi enzo2011

     

    Did you find a solution for your issue?
    I managed to reproduce your example and came up with this.

     

    When importing both of your worksheets, add a custom column to each of them, let's call it "IndexCol" having the values "A" and "B" for each table respectively.

     

    Now that both tables are there with a "flag" for each one, go to edit queries and choose to append queries as new

    Choose both tables, one as primary and one as secondary, apply and close.

     

    In your report view, you will now see a new table having all of table A and table B elements.
    Create a new calculated column as follows:

    Q4Files = CALCULATE(SUM(Append1[Files]), Append1[IndexCol]="B") - CALCULATE(SUM(Append1[Files]), Append1[IndexCol]="A")

    Choose the table visual and add to it Process and Q4Files, make sure you are making your selection from the newly created table Append1 and that Q4Files is groupes as sum.

    You should get the following

     

    Tell me how it works!

     

    EDIT: if you have unique process values in both tables, why don't you create a 1:1 relationship between both worksheets on the process. Then create a calculated column on Table2 as follows: Q4Files = Table2[Files]-RELATED(Table1[Files])