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4 years ago
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Is there a way to get the value of On Hand to be 32 using a calculated field??  My goal is to get the correct value which is 32 without using Average for the component 12P9813X032. But the value is s...
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  • selimovd's avatar
    selimovd
    4 years ago

    Hey Anonymous ,

     

    I think I found the reason. You added the formula as calculated column, but you have to add it as measure:

     

    Then the result is correct:

     

    To understand the difference, a calculated column is just a new column in the table. In your case you added a new column that returned for every row the average of

    tableforqty[ONHAND_QTY] what is for each row the same value as the column tableforqty[ONHAND_QTY]. When you put that calculated column in the matrix the visual was summing up the averages, what was equal to the total.
     
    If you use a measure it will always be calculated on the fly and in the context that you are using it. So if you put the measure in the matrix, it will calculate the average for each Component_Code and also for the total.
     
    You can see the difference also by the logo. The calculated column [On Hand Average] has the icon of a table, the measure [On Hand Average as Measure] has the icon of a measure.
     

     

    If you need any help please let me know.
    If I answered your question I would be happy if you could mark my post as a solution ✔️ and give it a thumbs up 👍
     
    Best regards
    Denis
     

     

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selimovd
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4 years ago

Hey Anonymous ,

 

no if there is confidential data you can't share. You can import the data from dataflow, then you could share the file.

In this case take a look at the data table and check the values in the column. The average for Component_Code 12P9813X032 will be 112'429.53, so there should be some big values.

 

If you need any help please let me know.
If I answered your question I would be happy if you could mark my post as a solution ✔️ and give it a thumbs up 👍
 
Best regards
Denis
 
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    4 years ago

    selimovd thank you so much for this wonderful information. i didnot know it until you mentioned it to me. thanks!

  • selimovd's avatar
    selimovd
    Most Valuable Professional
    4 years ago

    Hey Anonymous ,

     

    I think I found the reason. You added the formula as calculated column, but you have to add it as measure:

     

    Then the result is correct:

     

    To understand the difference, a calculated column is just a new column in the table. In your case you added a new column that returned for every row the average of

    tableforqty[ONHAND_QTY] what is for each row the same value as the column tableforqty[ONHAND_QTY]. When you put that calculated column in the matrix the visual was summing up the averages, what was equal to the total.
     
    If you use a measure it will always be calculated on the fly and in the context that you are using it. So if you put the measure in the matrix, it will calculate the average for each Component_Code and also for the total.
     
    You can see the difference also by the logo. The calculated column [On Hand Average] has the icon of a table, the measure [On Hand Average as Measure] has the icon of a measure.
     

     

    If you need any help please let me know.
    If I answered your question I would be happy if you could mark my post as a solution ✔️ and give it a thumbs up 👍
     
    Best regards
    Denis