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Hello
I try to write a SWITCH formula but it does not offer to autocomplete the table and column of my table when I enter the first parameter in the formula. It says:
A single value for column 'ID' in table 'Products' cannot be determined. This can happen when a measure formula refers to a column that contains many values without specifying an aggregation such as min, max, count, or sum to get a single result.
Why does this happen?
Secondly, I want to write a CALCULATE formula were:
CALCULATE(COUNT(DifferentTable[Col1]),DifferentTable[Col2]=SameTable[Col1])
I tried to write:
CALCULATE(COUNT(DifferentTable[Col1]),DifferentTable[Col2]=RELATED(SameTable[Col1]))
Do you think that will work? I have not been able to test yet due to the first error.
Thanks
Hi, @Anonymous
Based on your description, I created data to reproduce your scenario. The pbix file is attached in the end.
DifferentTable:
SameTable:
You may create a measure or a calculated column as below.
Calculated column:
Result Column =
var _col1 = [Col1]
return
CALCULATE(
DISTINCTCOUNT(DifferentTable[Col1]),
FILTER(
DifferentTable,
DifferentTable[Col2] = _col1
)
)
Measure:
Result Column =
var _col1 = [Col1]
return
CALCULATE(
DISTINCTCOUNT(DifferentTable[Col1]),
FILTER(
DifferentTable,
DifferentTable[Col2] = _col1
)
)
Result:
Best Regards
Allan
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@Anonymous , the formula you may have try with filter CALCULATE(COUNT(DifferentTable[Col1]),filter(DifferentTable,DifferentTable[Col2]=RELATED(SameTable[Col1])))
If switch is ised in a measure you have use insure single value like in given example
Switch( True(),
Max(Table[column]) = "19/20-P13", [Overdue]
Max(Table[column]) = "20/21-P1" ,[Overdue]*0.9
Max(Table[column]) = "20/21-P2" ,[Overdue]*0.8
Max(Table[column]) = "20/21-P3" ,[Overdue]*0.7
Max(Table[column]) = "20/21-P4" ,[Overdue]*0.6
Max(Table[column]) = "20/21-P5" ,[Overdue]*0.5
Max(Table[column]) = "20/21-P6" ,[Overdue]*0.4
)
Thanks but I get this error:
The column 'SameTable[Col1]' either doesn't exist or doesn't have a relationship to any table available in the current context.
Any solution?
@Anonymous , it will work from 1-M direction. So change filter Table and related column
Try like
CALCULATE(COUNT(DifferentTable[Col1]),filter(SameTable,SameTable[Col1]=RELATED(DifferentTable[Col2])))
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