Measure on Axis in grouped bar chart

[Hidrolix]

Hello all,

This is my first project, so it is still a steep learning curve for me. I checked the forum I saw some related items, but still could not get it to work. So I hope you guys and girls can help me a bit on how to proceed 😀

Final goal: Use the seperate (Direct Query - SQL database) contiguousUSpace value's in a clusterd Column chart.

Example data + PowerBI file: Test Measure in visual.pbix

My progress:

1. I try to get information from ContiguousUspace into seperate values by using the komma.

I used an measure for this 2UCount, 3UCount and 4Ucount. (in reality i also got 5Ucount and 6Ucount) (dax formula's are added in PowerBI file.
2. I used the seperate measures into the table (see left of picture below this) Everything looks good

3. Use these valeus's to show into clustered Column chart. -> Can only be used in tooltip.

So how to proceed from here ?

Side Information:
- Direct query connection to SQL
- Not allowed to use import mode

Data:
1. ContiguousUSpace - Direct Query from SQL database - Consists of several values split by commas. This refers to the space in a cabinet that is available.
- 2Ucount,3Ucount,4Ucount Measures created that pull apart the different values needed to display in the clustered column chart
- AssetID is the link to the cabinet no where this space is available.

2. Asset - Direct Query from SQL database - This contains the translation from AssetID to Cabinet/Rack nr.
-Asset ID - Unique numbering of assets and thus used as translation to other data
- Rack nr - Is the cabinet/rack nr.

Data model:

[Hidrolix]

Thanks for the response 🙂 Now I feel silly I didn't saw the formatting was wrong.

And indeed the 3U and 4U worked flawlessly!! For the 2UCount the formula did not work, but I adjusted it so it worked the same as 3U and 4U.

2U Count = VALUE(PATHITEM(SUBSTITUTE('ContiguousUSpace'[Calc ContiguousUspace],",", "|"), 1))

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @Hidrolix ,

The reason that the measure you create can only go to the legend and not to the y-axis is that all measures return a text type result and not a number. Please add "VALUE( " at the beginning of all measures and " )" at the end.

2U Count = 
VAR __text = SELECTEDVALUE( 'ContiguousUSpace'[ContiguousUSpace] )
VAR A =
LEFT( 
        __text, 
        SEARCH( ",", __text, 1, 1 ) -1 
    )
RETURN 
    VALUE(A)

3U Count = 
VALUE(PATHITEM(SUBSTITUTE('ContiguousUSpace'[Calc ContiguousUspace],",", "|"), 2))

4U Count = 
VALUE(PATHITEM(SUBSTITUTE('ContiguousUSpace'[Calc ContiguousUspace],",", "|"), 3))

The final output is below:

Please adjust the number of decimal places.

Best Regards,
Dino Tao
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