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Anonymous
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6 years ago
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Using RELATED() across a bridge table?

I have two tables that are connected via a bridge table. What is the best approach to creating a measure that aims to multiply columns values from one table with a column from the table on the other ...
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    v-juanli-msft
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

    Measures below:

    sum_NRI = SUM(dAttributes[NRI])
sum_oilvolume = SUM(fProduction[oilvolume])
mutiply = [sum_NRI]*[sum_oilvolume]

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    Maggie
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Anonymous
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6 years ago

Here is my sample model: https://github.com/rstover/PowerBI 

 

Bridge Model Example

 

What I am trying to do is take the oilvolume from the fProduction table and multiply it by the bridge related NRI column from dAttributes

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lbendlin
Super User
6 years ago

you cannot use RELATED() for the reasons I stated. Use LOOKUPVALUE() instead