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LisaB
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SELECTEDVALUE and SWITCH doesn't return value

Hi,

 

I have a table where I want to return exchange rates based on a selected value.

 

Table LCY is used as a slicer and only single selection is allowed. I have multiple exchange rate tables and there is relationship created from each one of them to my transaction table.   

 

I have created a column and this is my formula but it doesn't return any values at all.

 

 

Exchange Rate = 

VAR  Selection =

    SELECTEDVALUE ( LCY[Currency Code])

RETURN

    SWITCH (

        TRUE (),
        Selection = "SEK", RELATED(Currenices_SE[ExchangeRateAmt]),

        Selection = "AUD", RELATED(Currenices_AU[ExchangeRateAmt]),
        
        Selection = "DKK", RELATED(Currenices_DK[ExchangeRateAmt]),

        Selection = "USD", RELATED(Currenices_US[ExchangeRateAmt]),
        
        Selection = "EUR", RELATED(Currenices_NL[ExchangeRateAmt])
    )

 

 

 Could you please advise? 🙂

 

Thanks!

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v-yanjiang-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @LisaB ,

In your sample, if Exchange Rate is a measure, you can use MAX function to return the current value.

 

vkalyjmsft_0-1637030321848.png

 

 

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Community Support Team _ kalyj

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v-yanjiang-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @LisaB ,

In your sample, if Exchange Rate is a measure, you can use MAX function to return the current value.

 

vkalyjmsft_0-1637030321848.png

 

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ kalyj

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PaulDBrown
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Do you mean a column as in a calculated column in a physical table? If so, it won't work: physical tables are "calculated" when the model is loaded and are oblivious to slicers.

You can however use it as a measure in a table visual





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Hi Paul,

 

I don't really follow. Yes, it is a column but when creating a measure instead I get an error saying following:

 

"The column either doesn't exist or does not have a relationship"

LisaB_0-1636911191644.png

 

Greg_Deckler
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@LisaB What does your data model look like? RELATED only works across 1 to many relationships and only returns values from the 1 side of the relationship.



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Hi Greg,

 

This is how it looks like. I tried only RELATED and it returns the correct values for each currency table (pleae disregard the misspelling 🙂). 

 

LisaB_0-1636887190917.png

 

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