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How to add a new column to the right of a matrix?

I have a matrix, with Weeks as columns, it works fine: 

ovonel_0-1682664848223.png

 

Now I want to add a new column... but of course, I can't add it... because it just takes the first value, how can I add at the end of the Weeks a new column with 'current project'? 

 

 

Current Project should appear to the right of it here:

ovonel_1-1682664981790.png

 

 

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v-yueyunzh-msft
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Hi , @Anonymous 

According to your description, you want to "add a new column to the right of a matrix".

For your need  , you need to create a new table as a dimension table used for the column headers.

We can create it in Power Query Editor, you can create a blank query in Power Query Editor.

This is my test data:

vyueyunzhmsft_0-1682925052289.png

We can put this M code in the "Advanced Editor":

let
    Source = List.Sort( List.Distinct(Table[Week])) & {"Current project"},
    #"Converted to Table" = Table.FromList(Source, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error),
    #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Converted to Table", "Index", 1, 1, Int64.Type)
in
    #"Added Index"

vyueyunzhmsft_1-1682925091275.png

We do not need to create any relationship between two tables.

Then we can create a measure like this:

Measure = var _column = MAX('Query1'[Column1])
var _v= CALCULATE( SUM('Table'[Staffing]) , TREATAS({IFERROR(VALUE(_column),BLANK())} , 'Table'[Week]))
return
IF(_column = "Current project" , "Your need data" , _v)

 

Then we can put the fields on the visual and we can get the result as follows:

vyueyunzhmsft_2-1682925150585.png

 

 

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

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v-yueyunzh-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi , @Anonymous 

According to your description, you want to "add a new column to the right of a matrix".

For your need  , you need to create a new table as a dimension table used for the column headers.

We can create it in Power Query Editor, you can create a blank query in Power Query Editor.

This is my test data:

vyueyunzhmsft_0-1682925052289.png

We can put this M code in the "Advanced Editor":

let
    Source = List.Sort( List.Distinct(Table[Week])) & {"Current project"},
    #"Converted to Table" = Table.FromList(Source, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error),
    #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Converted to Table", "Index", 1, 1, Int64.Type)
in
    #"Added Index"

vyueyunzhmsft_1-1682925091275.png

We do not need to create any relationship between two tables.

Then we can create a measure like this:

Measure = var _column = MAX('Query1'[Column1])
var _v= CALCULATE( SUM('Table'[Staffing]) , TREATAS({IFERROR(VALUE(_column),BLANK())} , 'Table'[Week]))
return
IF(_column = "Current project" , "Your need data" , _v)

 

Then we can put the fields on the visual and we can get the result as follows:

vyueyunzhmsft_2-1682925150585.png

 

 

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

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