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Hello everyone, this is my first post on a forum so please pardon me if there are any mistakes.
I have constructed the following matrix in Power BI, I would like to know now if is there a way I can also make a sum in column "VOLUME" - the problem is that it is located at "Rows" and it doesn't allow me to sum them.
Basically the following but with the VOLUME Total showing here.
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Hi @BFERRAZ
Think of a matrices in Power BI as pivot tables in Excel. That you can't do in Excel and in Power BI out of the box The workaround is to use a disconnected table that holds the desired column names with hierarchies if needed and a measure referencing the columns in that disconnected table. You will also need to apply dynamic format strings.
Please see the attached sample pbix.
Hi @BFERRAZ ,
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Hi @BFERRAZ ,
Just wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the suggestion provided by the Super User?
If his response has addressed your query, please accept it as a solution and give a 'Kudos' so other members can easily find it.
Thank you.
Hi @BFERRAZ ,
Just wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the suggestion provided by the Super User?
If his response has addressed your query, please accept it as a solution and give a 'Kudos' so other members can easily find it.
Thank you.
Hi @BFERRAZ
Think of a matrices in Power BI as pivot tables in Excel. That you can't do in Excel and in Power BI out of the box The workaround is to use a disconnected table that holds the desired column names with hierarchies if needed and a measure referencing the columns in that disconnected table. You will also need to apply dynamic format strings.
Please see the attached sample pbix.
Sorry for the late reply but it works perfectly.
You are definetly a life saver. This solution was fire.
That's an Excel thing. You don't do stuff like this in Power BI.
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