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Anonymous
6 years agoNot applicable
Problem with multiplying hours per pay rate
Hello! So I am working on a project and trying to mutliply employee hours by their pay rate based on pay grade but I seem to be having an issue. I've tried using SUMX * SUM but its giving me widly ma...
- 6 years ago
Hi Anonymous ,
Sorry, it was complicated by me. Just try this:
1. Create [Pay Measure 1].
Pay Measure 1 = SUM( 'Hours'[Hours] ) * SUM ( 'PAY RATES'[Hrly Rate] )2. Create [Pay Measure 2].
Pay Measure 2 = IF ( HASONEVALUE ( Hours[Employee ID] ), [Pay Measure 1], SUMX ( Hours, [Pay Measure 1] ) )Best Regards,
Icey
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Greg_Deckler
6 years agoCommunity Champion
This looks like a measure totals problem. Very common. See my post about it here: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/DAX-Commands-and-Tips/Dealing-with-Measure-Totals/td-p/63376
Also, this Quick Measure, Measure Totals, The Final Word should get you what you need:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Quick-Measures-Gallery/Measure-Totals-The-Final-Word/m-p/547907