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Lana012021
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Minimizing matrix table

Hi

I have matrix table there shows open task by owner and priority, but table going to be quite large, infect there are only showing one task per line.

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To try to minimize the table, I manual has added a new column with an index number. Ex. LES have 5 Task in Priority 3, and therefor Task 6 get 1, Task 7 get 2 … and Task 14 get 5. See the table:

Lana012021_1-1702993862431.png

I have done that for all task then the matrix table look like this:

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But how do I do this automatic with DAX, so I don’t have do the "Id number" manual?

 

Best regard Lars

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barritown
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Hi @Lana012021,

If you add an index column so each task has a unique numeric ID, you can use such a calculated column:

barritown_0-1703075926894.png

Here's the code in plain text:

ID number = 
VAR cOwner = [Owner]
VAR cPriority = [Priority]
VAR cTaskID = [Task ID]
RETURN COUNTROWS ( FILTER ( Data, [Owner] = cOwner && [Priority] = cPriority && [Task ID] <= cTaskID ) )

In your mocking case, the Task ID column can be created like that:

Task ID = INT ( SUBSTITUTE ( [Task name], "Task", "" ) )

Best Regards,

Alexander

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barritown
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Super User

Hi @Lana012021,

If you add an index column so each task has a unique numeric ID, you can use such a calculated column:

barritown_0-1703075926894.png

Here's the code in plain text:

ID number = 
VAR cOwner = [Owner]
VAR cPriority = [Priority]
VAR cTaskID = [Task ID]
RETURN COUNTROWS ( FILTER ( Data, [Owner] = cOwner && [Priority] = cPriority && [Task ID] <= cTaskID ) )

In your mocking case, the Task ID column can be created like that:

Task ID = INT ( SUBSTITUTE ( [Task name], "Task", "" ) )

Best Regards,

Alexander

My YouTube vlog in English

My YouTube vlog in Russian

 

 

 

Thank you very much it was really helpfull!

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