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Anonymous
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KPI Formatting

I have a page of KPIs for sales by each channel. I have created a dynamic switcher that allows me to switch between total $ amount and percentage of total. However, whenever I try to format these measure it returns blank.

 

For example:

 

Switcher = SWITCH([Selected Measure],1,FORMAT([Direct Mail $],"$000,000.00"),2,CALCULATE(SUM([Total Sales]), [channel] = "Direct Mail"))/FORMAT(SUM('[Total Sales]),"0.00%")

 

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v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Anonymous,

 

I tried it like below successfully. You can give it a try.

Switcher =
SWITCH (
    [Selected Measure],
    1, FORMAT ( [Direct Mail $], "$000,000.00" ),
    2, FORMAT (
        CALCULATE ( SUM ( [Total Sales] ), [channel] = "Direct Mail" )
            / SUM ( [Total Sales] ),
        "0.00%"
    )
)

switch

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Community Support Team _ Dale
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-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Anonymous,

 

I tried it like below successfully. You can give it a try.

Switcher =
SWITCH (
    [Selected Measure],
    1, FORMAT ( [Direct Mail $], "$000,000.00" ),
    2, FORMAT (
        CALCULATE ( SUM ( [Total Sales] ), [channel] = "Direct Mail" )
            / SUM ( [Total Sales] ),
        "0.00%"
    )
)

switch

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Community Support Team _ Dale
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
RMDNA
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi @Anonymous,

 

I would set your calculations inside the measure using VAR and then just call them in SWITCH.

Anonymous
Not applicable

That still does not work. It seems that using the FORMAT() function is not allowed in a KPI

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