Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Register now to learn Fabric in free live sessions led by the best Microsoft experts. From Apr 16 to May 9, in English and Spanish.

Reply
TheITAnalyst13
Frequent Visitor

Multiply 2 columns from 2 different tables

Hi Team,

 

I'm new in Power BI and i've been struggling doing few things. My only teachers are videos and forums online, I can't seem to crack this one thing.

 

I have 2 columns from 2 tables which i want to multiply:

 

Figure A.JPG

 

Shortage column is based on a formula:

 

Shortage = ('Overdeployment Table'[Regional Entitlement]-'Overdeployment Table'[Regional Deployment])

 

I want to multiply the Shortage column and the Unit Price column to have the Total Amount column. However, i am getting the error below as soon as I select the either the Shortage column or Unit Price column.

 

Error.JPG

 

Please help!!!

3 REPLIES 3
v-yulgu-msft
Employee
Employee

Hi @TheITAnalyst13,

 

If [Shortage] column and [Unit Price] column exist in the same table as shown in above image, you can directly use this formula to create a calculated column.

Total Amount='TableName'[Shortage]*'TableName'[Unit Price]

If [Shortage] column and [Unit Price] column exist in two related tables, you can firstly combine them in the same table via LOOKUPVALUE or RELATED function based on table relationship. Then, you can still use above formula.

 

For more advice, please provide sample data of both two tables.

 

Regards,

Yuliana Gu

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

Hi @v-yulgu-msft,

 

There are 3 tables which are Related to reflect the Shortage Column.Relationship.JPG

 

This relationship allows to dynamically show the Shortage and Unit Prices based on month.

 

What I would like achieve is to have a calculation of the Total Amount (USD) based on the quantity in Shortage Column and Unit Price column.

 

 

Overdeployment Table

Overdeployment Table.JPG

Anonymous
Not applicable

Since the storage column is from another table, try to use RELATED function and see if it works

 

Total Amount='TableName'[Unit Price]*RELATED('TableName'[Storage])

Helpful resources

Announcements
Microsoft Fabric Learn Together

Microsoft Fabric Learn Together

Covering the world! 9:00-10:30 AM Sydney, 4:00-5:30 PM CET (Paris/Berlin), 7:00-8:30 PM Mexico City

PBI_APRIL_CAROUSEL1

Power BI Monthly Update - April 2024

Check out the April 2024 Power BI update to learn about new features.

April Fabric Community Update

Fabric Community Update - April 2024

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric Community.