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dedelman_clng
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Running total measure works in one dataset but not another

Based on suggestions from these forums, I was able to create a running total measure:

 

Mitigation Risks = CALCULATE (
    SUM ( 'Sheet1 (2)'[Mitigated Risks]),
    FILTER (
        ALL ( 'Sheet1 (2)'[Creation Date] ),
        'Sheet1 (2)'[Creation Date] <= MAX ( 'Sheet1 (2)'[Creation Date] )
    )
)

The data set for that measure looks like this

 

 

Control	Creation Date	Mitigated Risks
BC-CTS-00000001	8/30/2016	10
BC-SEC-00000001	8/30/2016	79
FI-AM-00000001	8/11/2016	3
FI-AP-00000001	8/18/2016	3
FI-GL-00000001	7/26/2016	1
FI-GL-00000002	7/26/2016	1
FI-GL-00000003	7/26/2016	1
FI-MD-00000001	8/15/2016	1
FI-MD-00000002	8/15/2016	2
FI-MD-00000003	8/15/2016	1
MM-IM-00000001	7/26/2016	1
MM-MD-00000001	8/23/2016	1
MM-MD-00000002	8/25/2016	1
MM-PUR-00000001	7/26/2016	1
MM-PUR-00000002	7/26/2016	1
MM-PUR-00000003	7/26/2016	1
MM-PUR-00000004	8/25/2016	4
PS-00000001	8/22/2016	2

and the resulting running total looks like this

 

 

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But when I apply the same logic to a different data set, it's not working:

 

TTD Outages All = CALCULATE (
    SUM ( 'IT Outages'[Total Time]),
    FILTER (
        ALL ( 'IT Outages'[Date of Outage] ),
        'IT Outages'[Date of Outage] <= MAX ( 'IT Outages'[Date of Outage] )
    )
)

 

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The data all appears to be the same data type between the sets.  What could I be missing?

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@dedelman_clng

 

Thanks for sharing the pbix file. It seems some cache issue, when recreating the table visual, the measure works.

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Eric_Zhang
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@dedelman_clng

 

The DAX formula should work as a measure, I guess in your case it is a calculated column. Try to remove the column and created a measure.

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@Eric_Zhang - I recreated it as a measure (I think it was a measure in the first place, but I deleted it and started over again, just to be sure), and am still getting the same results.  Could I be running into a memory/resource problem (like when Excel doesn't properly calculate formulas when you are using too much memory on the computer) ?

 

TTD2.PNG

 

@dedelman_clng

 

Could you share the pbix? You can upload it to any web storage such as OneDrive, Dropbox etc.

@dedelman_clng

 

Thanks for sharing the pbix file. It seems some cache issue, when recreating the table visual, the measure works.

Thank you for the research and advice.  I recreated the visual and the measure is now calculating properly.

BhaveshPatel
Community Champion
Community Champion

Time intelligence calculations better work when you have a Calender Table in your data model.

 

I would suggest you to create a Calender Table and Relationship of Dates between both the tables.

 

I think this would be the problem with your data model.

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Bhavesh

Thanks & Regards,
Bhavesh

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