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tradeexllc
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Incorrect totals when using % calculations with quantity and filters

Hello,

 

I am trying to calculate PY Sales variance and each time I bring in the calculation for PY the totals do not add up. Here are all my formulas in order:

 

QTY PY =
IF (
ISCROSSFILTERED( Sheet1[INVOICE DATE].[Year]),
CALCULATE( sum(Sheet1[QTY SOLD]),
DATEADD('Sheet1'[INVOICE DATE].[Date], -1, YEAR)),
BLANK())
 
PY Total List Price =
IF (
ISCROSSFILTERED( Sheet1[INVOICE DATE].[Year]),
CALCULATE( sum(Sheet1[TOTAL LIST PRICE]),
DATEADD('Sheet1'[INVOICE DATE].[Date], -1, YEAR)),
BLANK())
 
PY Discount $ = sum(Sheet1[NET SALES])-[PY Total List Price]
PY Avg List Price/Ut = [PY Total List Price]/sum(Sheet1[QTY SOLD])
PY Discount % = ([PY Discount $]/[PY Total List Price])
Sales Discount Var PY = (sum(Sheet1[QTY SOLD])*[PY Discount %]) - this gives me incorrect totals. If I change PY Total List Price and PY QTY and remove filter dateadd, the totals will be correct. 
How to change the calculatiosn to give me the right totals?
Thank you!
 

 

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Greg_Deckler
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amitchandak
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Multiplication should happen at line level or some group level.

So we we do Sum(A*B) Not sum(a)* sum(b)

Do do this is to take a row context

sumx(summarize(table,table[Date],"_sum",sum(Sheet1[QTY SOLD]),"_dis",[PY Discount %]),[_sum]*[_dis])

table[date] is the row context where calculation need to done, it can be id or month as per need

 

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Hi,

I tried your advise and used the following calcualtions:

 

test = sumx(summarize(Sheet1,Sheet1[INVOICE DATE].[Date],"_sum",sum(Sheet1[QTY SOLD]),"_dis",[PY Discount %]),[_sum]*[_dis])
 
but the result was infinity
 
sample_PBI.png
 
Am I doing something wrong with calculations?
Thank you

 

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