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PBCIT
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Summarization Issue

Hello all,

 

I am having an issue. I have a Power BI with two tabs. In the first tab, I have a table that summarizes (by summarize, I mean by right-clicking on the column in the fields menu and selecting "Sum") and sums 2 columns, a quantity column and a total price column. In the second tab, I have a table where I want to see all the transactions that occurred without it being summarized on a row-level. I right-clicked on the columns in teh fields menu and selected "Don't summarize" expecting it to give me the same data, just without combining like line items together, however, when I exported the table to excel and did an autosum function, I noticed that the totals were different. I went and did a small amount of sample data within the table and realized that the quantity column changes drastically and appears to perhaps only be showing distinct value combinations. I have examples below:

 Summary Report Example
DescriptQtyWithAllowTotalCost
SODA DIET COKE16.00$19.84
S/O*3 BROWNIE PERUV CHOC1.00$1.41
GRILL/GRIDDL RVRS CST IRN1.00$46.62
Total18.00$67.87
Detail Report Example
DescriptQtyWithAllowTotalCost
SODA DIET COKE2.00$2.48
S/O*3 BROWNIE PERUV CHOC1.00$1.41
GRILL/GRIDDL RVRS CST IRN1.00$46.62

 

Neither of these columns are measures and are just simply the data that comes from the data source. What could be causing this issue? I appreciate any help anyone can provide.

 

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parry2k
Super User
Super User

@PBCIT yes detail will show distinct values, add some index column in the table which is unique and you will get every row. 

 

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PBCIT
Frequent Visitor

I've actually found a solution. I just added the id into the column and kept the summarizations on on the detail table and it appears to have worked

@PBCIT that's exactly what I proposed, it needs something unique, summarizes or not, that is secondary, the purpose is to make the row unique.



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parry2k
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Super User

@PBCIT yes detail will show distinct values, add some index column in the table which is unique and you will get every row. 

 

I would 💖Kudos 🙂 if my solution helped. 

 



Subscribe to the @PowerBIHowTo YT channel for an upcoming video on List and Record functions in Power Query!!

Learn Power BI and Fabric - subscribe to our YT channel - Click here: @PowerBIHowTo

If my solution proved useful, I'd be delighted to receive Kudos. When you put effort into asking a question, it's equally thoughtful to acknowledge and give Kudos to the individual who helped you solve the problem. It's a small gesture that shows appreciation and encouragement! ❤


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution. Proud to be a Super User! Appreciate your Kudos 🙂
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