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swaroopkumarmg
Helper II
6 years ago
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Measure in between Brackets

Hello PBI Nation,

 

Need a small help.

 

Im trying to create a measue that show percentage. example : 89%

Im able to come up with the calculation and the correct number, but i want the percentage to be displayed on a card in between brackets. Example: (89%)

 

this is what i'm trying: Measue = "(" & (precentage calculation) & ")"

 

the minute i do this it turns it into a string and i'm not getting the desired result.

 

Can anyone please help.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    6 years ago

    The measure calculating the percentage will most likely return the value 0.89.
    When selecting this as a percentage Power BI makes sure it looks like 89%. (0.89*100). 

    So basically you have to create the string like: 

    "(" & (precentage calculation)*100 & "%)"

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    6 years ago

    The measure calculating the percentage will most likely return the value 0.89.
    When selecting this as a percentage Power BI makes sure it looks like 89%. (0.89*100). 

    So basically you have to create the string like: 

    "(" & (precentage calculation)*100 & "%)"
    • swaroopkumarmg's avatar
      swaroopkumarmg
      Helper II
      6 years ago

      Thank you so much for th reply.

       

      I have tried this, but the problem with it is that it returns with a lot of numbers after the decimal point. 

       

      Example: (89.1231245%)

       

      Any way i can limit the numbers to 1 place after the decimal point. i.e. (89.1%)

       

      please let me know.

       

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable
        6 years ago

        You can use ROUND()

        ROUND(<number>, <num_digits>)

         

  • amitchandak's avatar
    amitchandak
    Super User
    6 years ago

    Try

    Measure = "(" & [precentage calculation] & ")"
or
Measure = "(" & [precentage calculation]*100 & ")"