SUM function issue with referencing columns

[Cbishop]

Hi all,

I have created the following measure in my report

ERF Lower Threshold Achievement = if('Measure Table'[ERF Actuals]>('Measure Table'[ERF Baseline]*0.7),if('Measure Table'[ERF Actuals]<('Measure Table'[ERF Baseline]*0.85),'Measure Table'[ERF Actuals]-('Measure Table'[ERF Baseline]*0.7),('Measure Table'[ERF Baseline]*0.85)-('Measure Table'[ERF Baseline]*0.7)),0)

However, I need to be able to change the *0.7 based on the following values which are month related

April = 0.7

May = 0.75

June = 0.8

July to March = 0.85

These values are in a column but when I try to reference this column in the formula I get the 'sum function only accepts a column reference' error

Can anyone help?

[v-angzheng-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Cbishop 

Does it mean to use different multipliers according to different months?

Create an auxiliary table that contains the baseline values for all months.
Then use the month to establish a one-to-many relationship with the previous table, and use the RELATED function to create a new column. So you can use the sum function to refer to the new column.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Zeon Zheng
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[selimovd]

Hey @Cbishop ,

try to save the values in a variable before. That should solve your issue.

If you need any help please let me know.

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Denis

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[Cbishop]

hi selimovd,

many thanks for the response, however, I don't think this will work.

I believe you are referring to setting the values as a slicer and then using selectedvalue function

This would work when only looking at a specific month and making sure the correct value is selected within the slicer, however, when looking at the result of this calculation on a year to date basis I still need the months to be calculated using the correct month value

Thanks

Craig