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jatneerjat
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Multiplication of measure and column give incorrect result

Hi,

 

I have created a calculated column by multiplying a measure and a column as below

 

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but when i drag this column in power bi then it gives me wrong result as below:

 

here i multiply A and B,the result is C

 

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What could be the reason?

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v-yuezhe-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@jatneerjat,

Please share sample data of your table so that we can test.

I make a test in my own sample table and create the column below.

Column = CALCULATE(SUM(Table3[Price])*[Measure],FILTER(Table3,Table3[Type]=EARLIER(Table3[Type])))

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By the way, why not directly create a measure?

Regards,
Lydia

Community Support Team _ Lydia Zhang
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-yuezhe-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@jatneerjat,

Please share sample data of your table so that we can test.

I make a test in my own sample table and create the column below.

Column = CALCULATE(SUM(Table3[Price])*[Measure],FILTER(Table3,Table3[Type]=EARLIER(Table3[Type])))

0.PNG

By the way, why not directly create a measure?

Regards,
Lydia

Community Support Team _ Lydia Zhang
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Thanks @v-yuezhe-msft,I did create a measure directly and it works.

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