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ashmitp869
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Help me with the subtraction of two columns of matrix ?

Hi ,

How can I subtract two columns in matrix .

For eg, I need to subtract PurchaseOrderValue and InvoiceAmount -

I am using matrix for the visual and they are rows.

 

I need to calculate Remaining cost = PurchaseOrderValue - InvoiceAmount

 

Note - PurchaseOrderValue  is coming from table Purchase Order nd 

 

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anmolmalviya05
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Hi ,

If purchaseordervalue & invoiceamount are already a measure then you can simply create below measure

Remaining Cost = PurchaseOrderValue - InvoiceAmount

Or you can calculate in below way if they are coming from column: (consider table name as example)
Remaining Cost = SUM('Purchase Order'[PurchaseOrderValue]) - SUM('Invoice'[InvoiceAmount])

As an alternative, Power BI has introduced Visual Calculation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-visual-calculations-overview


Using this you can perform calculation directly in Power BI

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Idrissshatila
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Hello @ashmitp869 ,

 

you can either create a measure that subtracts the two values or you can use visual calculations.

 

check it out https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-visual-calculations-overview



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