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Apoorv1002
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What-If Parameters

Hey all!

I want to assign dynamic, user input values to 'Sales' column of my data model for all months of a year.

Was wondering if I will have to create 12 What-If parameters ( one for each month ) or is it possible to do the same using a single What-If parameter.

Appreciate the help, thanks! 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Apoorv1002,

Current power bi does not support to create dynamic calculated column/table based on filter selections. They not works on the same data level and you can't use the child level to affect its parent.

Notice: the data level of power bi(from parent to child level)

Database(external) -> query table(query, custom function, query parameters) -> data model table(table, calculate column/table) -> data view with virtual tables(measure, visual, filter, slicer)

For this sceniaro, I'd like to suggest you to write a measure formula to instead.

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

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