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admin11
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How to make Rev go is good and Exp go up is bad ?

Hi All

i have Table which display Rev & Exp in one table .

I can make Rev go up display VARI % green 

but I cannot make Exp go up display VARI % Red

See image below 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0069e5bwamsh93k/IMG_5663.PNG?dl=0

Paul

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DataZoe
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@admin11 I would try creating another measure to use for the conditional formatting:

 

CF for Table =

if(selectedvalue('Table'[ITEM])="Rev",[Vari NP %],
if(selectedvalue('Table'[ITEM])="COGS",[Vari NP %]*-1,

blank()))

 

then in the conditional formatting use this one as your range with the diverging option on, making the center 0.

 

DataZoe_0-1614788226585.png

 

 

Respectfully,
Zoe Douglas (DataZoe)



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v-alq-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @admin11 

 

Based on your descritpion, I created data to reproduce your scenario. The pbix file is attached in the end.

Table:

b1.png

 

Measure1:

Measure1 = SUM('Table'[Value1])

 

Measure2:

Measure2 = SUM('Table'[Value2])

 

Vari %:

Vari % = 
DIVIDE(
    [Measure2]-[Measure1],
    [Measure1]
)

 

You may create a measure as below.

Color Control = 
var val = 
SWITCH(
    SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Item]),
    "Rev",[Measure2]-[Measure1],
    "Exp",[Measure1]-[Measure2]
)
return 
IF(
    val>0,
    "green",
    IF(
        val<0,
        "red"
    )
)

 

Then you need to conditionally format 'Vari %' based on 'Color Control'.

b2.png

 

Result:

b3.png

 

Best Regards

Allan

 

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-alq-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @admin11 

 

Based on your descritpion, I created data to reproduce your scenario. The pbix file is attached in the end.

Table:

b1.png

 

Measure1:

Measure1 = SUM('Table'[Value1])

 

Measure2:

Measure2 = SUM('Table'[Value2])

 

Vari %:

Vari % = 
DIVIDE(
    [Measure2]-[Measure1],
    [Measure1]
)

 

You may create a measure as below.

Color Control = 
var val = 
SWITCH(
    SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Item]),
    "Rev",[Measure2]-[Measure1],
    "Exp",[Measure1]-[Measure2]
)
return 
IF(
    val>0,
    "green",
    IF(
        val<0,
        "red"
    )
)

 

Then you need to conditionally format 'Vari %' based on 'Color Control'.

b2.png

 

Result:

b3.png

 

Best Regards

Allan

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

@v-alq-msft 

Thank you very much

DataZoe
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@admin11 I would try creating another measure to use for the conditional formatting:

 

CF for Table =

if(selectedvalue('Table'[ITEM])="Rev",[Vari NP %],
if(selectedvalue('Table'[ITEM])="COGS",[Vari NP %]*-1,

blank()))

 

then in the conditional formatting use this one as your range with the diverging option on, making the center 0.

 

DataZoe_0-1614788226585.png

 

 

Respectfully,
Zoe Douglas (DataZoe)



Follow me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoedouglas-data
See my reports and blog at https://www.datazoepowerbi.com/

PhilipTreacy
Super User
Super User

@admin11 

Hi Paul,

Can you link to your PBIX please.

Regards

Phil



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