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Hi Experts
I cannot see my error i am sure that my column is Whole Number in Data Type and Format is Whole Number.... But i keep on getting the following message
The function SUM cannot work with values of type String
my measure is
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@Anonymous , is it measure or column
if measure
New meansure=
DIVIDE(
sum(SampleData[Allocation in Month]),
CALCULATE(
SUM(SampleData[Net Amount]),
ALLEXCEPT(SampleData,SampleData[Date] )
)
)
Also, make sure Allocation in Month and Net Amount are both numbers
@Anonymous , is it measure or column
if measure
New meansure=
DIVIDE(
sum(SampleData[Allocation in Month]),
CALCULATE(
SUM(SampleData[Net Amount]),
ALLEXCEPT(SampleData,SampleData[Date] )
)
)
Also, make sure Allocation in Month and Net Amount are both numbers
Calculated Column - Sorry
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