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Anonymous
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7 years ago
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Percentage Differences Boggle

This doesn't strike me as being that difficult, but either because it's Monday or my brain isn't working well, I cannot seem to be able to figure out how to calculate a percentage difference!   My ...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    7 years ago

    I had already been down that road. The solution was to add the order to the tool tips (minimum), then select it from the "More Options" on the visual itself.

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parry2k
Super User
7 years ago

Anonymous add following measure to get %

 

% = 
DIVIDE(
COUNT(Table[Distance Category]),
 CALCULATE( COUNT( Table[Distance Category] ), ALLSELECTED( Table[Distance Category] ) )

you can also have a measure for count and replace COUNT in above expression with your measure

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Anonymous
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7 years ago

I tried that, but it returns 1 for all categories:

 

Pct = DIVIDE([Distance Count], CALCULATE([Distance Count], ALLSELECTED('Distance Category'[Distance Category])))
 
Distance Count = COUNT(Mbr_Geo_Data[Mbshp_Address])
  • parry2k's avatar
    parry2k
    Super User
    7 years ago

    Anonymoushmm, seems like I'm missing something here, looks like you have multiple table with relationship, can you share what does that relationship looks like

     

    also can you make sure on x-axis you are using the same distance category column which you used in DAX ALLSELECTED Function.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      7 years ago

      For a moment, it worked, but now I'm befuddled.All I am using this other table for is to get the X axis member to appear in order.

       

      The Pct formula:

      Pct = DIVIDE([Distance Count], CALCULATE([Distance Count], ALLSELECTED('Distance Category'[Category])))
      Percentages are correct, but the order is off.
      If I replace "Category" with "Distance Category", then I get all values equal to 1.0
       
      • v-lili6-msft's avatar
        v-lili6-msft
        Community Support
        7 years ago

        HI, Anonymous 

        You could use Sort by column in Power BI Desktop for order.

        for the result is 1.0, it involves row context in calculation, you could learn about it.

        If you still have problem, please share your sample pbix file.

         

        Best Regards,

        Lin