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powerbiuser9999
Helper I
4 years ago
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TOPN function in CALCULATE

Hi

I have an interesting problem when trying to create a measure in PBI Desktop.

I have data thats akin to this, which I have used SUMMARIZE to create categories and a count of their respective sales.

Category      COUNT of sales
Apples          32
Kiwi              46

Bananas       65

Oranges       23

Dragon         87

Grapes         54

Mango        126

Cherry         84


There are 8 categories, but I am specifically looking to SUM the Top 5 categories by the amount of the COUNT.

So in my example, I am looking for a measure which will allow me to SUM Mango,Dragon,Cherry,Bananas and Grapes. My expected response is 416 in this example.

Whilst I can easily SUMMARIZE my data and apply the count, I am struggling with how to SUM the specific Top 5 by the COUNT.

Can anyone assist please?

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  • v-zhangti's avatar
    v-zhangti
    4 years ago

    Hi, powerbiuser9999 

     

    You can try the following methods.

    1. Create a new calculation column to rank the COUNT of sales.
    Rank = 
RANK.EQ ( [COUNT of sales], 'Table'[COUNT of sales], DESC )

     

        2. Create a measure to sum the top five.

    Measure =
CALCULATE (
    SUM ( 'Table'[COUNT of sales] ),
    FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), 'Table'[Rank] <= 5 )
)

     

    Best Regards,

    Community Support Team _Charlotte

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more.

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  • YukiK's avatar
    YukiK
    Impactful Individual
    4 years ago

    Try a measure like this one:

     

     

    TOP5 sum of count of sales =
    CALCULATE( SUM('Table'[ COUNT of sales] ),
    TOPN (
    5,
    ADDCOLUMNS (
    VALUES ( 'Table'[Category     ] ),
    "@Count of Sales", CALCULATE( SUM('Table'[ COUNT of sales] ) )
    ),
    [@Count of Sales],
    DESC
    )
    )

     

    Please give it a thumbs up if this helps!

  • v-zhangti's avatar
    v-zhangti
    Community Support
    4 years ago

    Hi, powerbiuser9999 

     

    You can try the following methods.

    1. Create a new calculation column to rank the COUNT of sales.
    Rank = 
RANK.EQ ( [COUNT of sales], 'Table'[COUNT of sales], DESC )

     

        2. Create a measure to sum the top five.

    Measure =
CALCULATE (
    SUM ( 'Table'[COUNT of sales] ),
    FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), 'Table'[Rank] <= 5 )
)

     

    Best Regards,

    Community Support Team _Charlotte

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more.

  • powerbiuser9999's avatar
    powerbiuser9999
    Helper I
    4 years ago

    Hi YukiK 

    Thanks so much for your reply.

    This hasn't worked for scenario, but i may have worded this incorrectly.

    I am going to start a new question which is better worded, but thank you so much for your time.