Last Column Value

[Anonymous]

Dears,

Have a good day.

I need to get the last value of a column, just read it without calculation as the value is a cumulative value.

[samueltphilip]

What if I want to take the last 5 elements insted of just one?

[v-yuta-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi aserag,

In your scenario, you want to achieve the value in the last row, right? For example, 54545 is what you want in column [Planned value] below.

The first solution is that you can create an index and use the max index to find the value, click Query Editor->Add Column->Index Column.

After applied, you can create a measure using DAX formula:

last value = CALCULATE(MAX(Table1[Planned Value]), FILTER(Table1, Table1[Index] = MAX(Table1[Index])))

The second solution is that you can simply use “Keep Bottom Rows” to achieve last value.

Regards,

Jimmy Tao

[Anonymous]

Hi @v-yuta-msft

Thank you very much, I prefer the 1st solution. I tried it and it's working.

Thanks again

Regards

Ahmed

[saipawar]

Hi @v-yuta-msft ,

I have read your solutions and have tried solution 1 partially. 

Here's how my current table looks after indexing - 

DESIRED VALUE = 51.7 M

Current Calculation:

Meetings this qtr = CALCULATE(MAX(DailyMtgUsage[NUMBER_OF_MEETINGS]), FILTER('Date','Date'[Max Quarter Rank] = MAX('Date'[Max Quarter Rank])))

To Simplify in your format:

Last value = CALCULATE(MAX(Table2[Planned Value]), FILTER(Table2, Table2[Index] = MAX(Table1[Index])))

Here's how I created the index. This is a newly created measure to rank quarter start dates:

Max Qtr Start Date = MAX( 'Date'[FISCAL_QUARTER_START_DATE])

Max Quarter Rank = RANKX(ALL('Date'),[Max Qtr Start Date],,ASC,Dense)

I also read somewhere that MAX takes only column values and not measures. Please suggest an alternative way to do this. I tried LASTNONBLANK function but that didn't quite work.

Please help in retrieving the last value. I am not sure what is wrong in the dax code.

Thanks

[Phil_Seamark]

Will it always be the highest value?  If so you could use MAX([Planned Value (Cumulative)]

[Anonymous]

Thank you @Phil_Seamark

But in my case it is not, it depends on other values so it is not the highest vale.

[Phil_Seamark]

Then do you have another column that is used to determine the order to get the last value?  Is it a Date column or transaction ID

[Anonymous]

@Phil_Seamark

No, it is not a date, it is an amount value