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Anonymous
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Unable to calculate % of row

Hello,

I'm trying to calculate the percentage value of one column compared to another one.
Here is a table that will illustrate my challenge.

 

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When II try to achieve this in Power BI I obtain the following:

 

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I've tried to understand if any filters could be affecting the result but I just cannot get my head around this.

All measures come from the same table.

 

onlyMet = SUMX(FILTER(sla,sla[SLA_MetNumber]=1),sla[SLA_MetNumber])
onlyNotMet = COUNTX(FILTER(sla,sla[SLA_MetNumber]=0),sla[SLA_MetNumber])
onlyTotal = [onlyMet] + [onlyNotMet]
Percent_SLA = CALCULATE([onlyMet] /[onlyTotal])
 
I'm pretty sure I'm missing something fundamental but cannot see it.
Any help would be much appreciated!
 

 

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amitchandak
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@Anonymous , Prefer using divide

like

Percent_SLA = divide([onlyMet] ,[onlyTotal])

 

Make it decimal with 2 decimal place and Mark as % column (in measure tool)

 

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Anonymous
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Thank you very much for the prompt reply; it solved my problem!

So the lack of decimal places rounded up all results to 1?

Is that all that I was missing?

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous , Prefer using divide

like

Percent_SLA = divide([onlyMet] ,[onlyTotal])

 

Make it decimal with 2 decimal place and Mark as % column (in measure tool)

 

Data Format New Rib.png

Share with Power BI Enthusiasts: Full Power BI Video (20 Hours) YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Series 60+ Videos YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Hindi End to End YouTube
Anonymous
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Thank you very much for the prompt reply; it solved my problem!

So the lack of decimal places rounded up all results to 1?

Is that all that I was missing?

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