Is this the normal behavior? - Puzzled by result

[AlB]

Hi all,

I have a simple scenario (see pbix here😞  

1. Tables:

     a. A one-column CalendarTable with the first ten days of 2015

     b. A SalesTable with two columns:

            [Date]   --> Same first ten days of 2015

            [Amount] 

2. Matrix visual:

     a. SalesTable[Date] in rows

     b. CalendarTable[Date] in a slicer

     c. In values:

         c1. Sales[Amount]

         c2.  SalesMeasure = CALCULATE(SUM(SalesTable[Amount]), ALL(CalendarTable[Date]) )

         c3.  SalesMeasure2 = CALCULATE(SUM(SalesTable[Amount]), ALL(SalesTable[Date]) )  

 Now, I would expect both measures, [SalesMeasure]  and [SalesMeasure2], to yield the same results in every row of the matrix, i.e the sum of all rows in SalesTable[Amount]. This is not the case. It appears that the slicer still has an effect on [SalesMeasure2]. I do not understand why this is so. Since we are using ALL(SalesTable[Date]) I would expect filters to be removed. The slicer is active and it propagates down to SalesTable, but that should be neutralized by the ALL(SalesTable[Date]) anyway... 

Can anybody explain this result? Is this the normal behavior? 

Many thanks  

[LivioLanzo]

Hi @AIB this has to do with the concept of expanded tables with which the table on the many side 'inherits' the columns from the one side. You are removing the filter on the column Sales[Date] but the filter on the column Calendar[Date] is still active, so you need to remove that filter as well in your measure.

[AlB]

Hi @LivioLanzo

Thanks very much for your prompt response. I do not quite agree with what you say but it certainly put me in the right direction. Here's what I think is happening. Let me know what your take is:

I was using ALL(SalesTable[Amount]). With this we're removing the filters on that column but the other column in SalesTable, SalesTable[Amount] will still be crossfiltered by the slicer. To prevent this, we need to do the ALL( ) on the whole SalesTable. This measure works with the slicer on CalendarTable[Date] still active:

SalesMeasure3 = CALCULATE ( SUM ( SalesTable[Amount] ); ALL ( SalesTable ) )

I do not think expanded tables play a role here since the expanded table of SalesTable includes CalendarTable but the expanded table of CalendarTable does not include SalesTable.  

What do you reckon?  

[LivioLanzo · Accepted solution]

Hi @AlB,

on the expanded version of the SalesTable (which includes the Calendar Table as you've mentioned) now you have two columns 'Date', the native one of 'Sales' plus the one coming from 'Calendar'.

Therefore on the measure:

CALCULATE(SUM(SalesTable[Amount]), ALL(SalesTable[Date]) )  

the filter coming from the Slicer (on which you 're using Calendar[Date]) remains active because you're removing the filter only from the 'Date' column that is native to Sales

[AlB]

@LivioLanzo

I see what you mean. You're right. I'll mark the post as solution when the feature works again.

Thanks