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Help with counting when comparing to previous columns
Hello,
I'm hoping this is simple, but I can't seem to figure it out.
I have a sheet of data that has the number on hand of items based on dates:
| Date | Items | Count Sum |
| 4/18/2024 | Bike | 5 |
| 4/18/2024 | Car | -1 |
| 4/18/2024 | Motorcycle | -3 |
| 4/10/2024 | Bike | -1 |
| 4/10/2024 | Car | 1 |
| 4/10/2024 | Motorcycle | 2 |
| 4/1/2024 | Bike | 5 |
| 4/1/2024 | Car | 2 |
| 4/1/2024 | Motorcycle | -2 |
I'm trying to make a Matrix in Desktop that compares the Count Sum of one date to the previous and tells me if it switched from Positive to Negative or Negative to Positive:
| Type | 4/1/2024 | 4/10/2024 | 4/18/2024 |
| Total Positive | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Total Negative | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Positive to Negative | n/a | 1 | 2 |
| Negative to Positive | n/a | 1 | 1 |
I have the Total Positive and Total Negative working for each date but I am having trouble figuring out a formula the will evaluate each item to see if it went from positive to negative and then negative to positive.
This is as close as I have gotten:
4 Replies
- ThxAlot
Super User
- jhollingworthFrequent Visitor
Hi ThxAlot,
This worked! Thank you for the help.
I do have a question about the measure you created [SUM Count Sum]. Why can't you use "SUM('Data'[Count Sum])" instead? I tried this and it didn't work, but when I created a measure like you did, it did work.
Thank you!
- lbendlin
Super User
I don't see two negatives for 4/1/2024
Please clarify.
- jhollingworthFrequent Visitor
That was an error from me changing data to make a better example of different scenerios. ThxAlot answer it though.