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Anonymous
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5 years ago
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How to get Calculated Measure using Parameters?

We can get Calculated Measures in Tableau using Parameter in SQL. How can we replicate that in Power BI? For example this: I can't even access Parameters in Power BI in DAX panel
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    mahoneypat
    5 years ago

    Parameters only apply to your queries.  There are also What-If Parameters but those don't apply here.  To get your desired functionality, you can make a disconnected table of values, make a slicer, and then use a SELECTEDVALUE() of that slicer column in a SWITCH expression.

     

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mahoneypat
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5 years ago

Parameters only apply to your queries.  There are also What-If Parameters but those don't apply here.  To get your desired functionality, you can make a disconnected table of values, make a slicer, and then use a SELECTEDVALUE() of that slicer column in a SWITCH expression.

 

Pat