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Anonymous
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Runningtotal by hour, line graph visual errors

Hi, I created a runningtotal measure that shows the sum of application counts for the same hour. By default with no time selected, the measure returns the total for the current hour. Heres my measure:

RT with Default =
VAR a =
SELECTEDVALUE ( FLA[Time] )

VAR b =
LOOKUPVALUE(FLA[Time], FLA[Current_Hour_Flag], 1)
RETURN
IF (
[Current Selections] = [Total Selections],
CALCULATE (
SUM ( 'FLA'[ApplicationCount] ),
FILTER ( ALL ( FLA ), FLA[Time] <= b && FLA[Date] = MAX ( FLA[Date] ) )
),
CALCULATE (
SUM ( 'FLA'[ApplicationCount] ),
FILTER ( ALL ( FLA ), FLA[Time] <= a && FLA[Date] = MAX ( FLA[Date] ) )
)
)
 
However, when placed on a line graph, the values get squared off because PowerBI wants to show every hour: 
aaronzheng_0-1640097227968.png

This gives inaccurate values to the other hours because of the horizontal lines. 
But, when I select an hour, it works properly:

aaronzheng_1-1640097315247.png

And each point is the same hour (3:00pm in this case).
How do I adjust the graph to behave this way?

Thanks, 

Aaron

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Anonymous
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Heres sample data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ddmx0vcP7t4J1W3l4YgnxYAlXK7ZtRDJ/edit#gid=1127929229

The expected output is the second screenshot.

parry2k
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@Anonymous it will be easier if you share sample data and the expected output. Read this post to get your answer quickly.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490



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