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fergalom
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Whatif Parameter issues

Using the whatif parameter feature to define a range of -1M to +1M in increments of 1000 with default of 0.

 

WhatIf BUDGET table

WhatIf BUDGET = GENERATESERIES(-1000000, 1000000,1000)

WhatIf BUDGET Value = SELECTEDVALUE('WhatIf BUDGET'[WhatIf BUDGET], 0)

 

However, the issues are:

input X = result Y

input 0 = -1000 (not ok)

Input 1000 = 1000 (ok)

Input 2000 = 1000 (not ok)

Input 3000 = 3000 (ok)

Input 4000 = 3000 (not ok)

Input 5000 = 5000 (ok)

etc

etc

 

I have tried changing the increment but same issue with slightly different results.

Setting start point of range to 0 solves this but not what we want.

 

Is there a known issue with the WhatIf Paramter using a negative to positive range?

 

 

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v-huizhn-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @fergalom,

 It's because of the range being too big and the numbers are being sampled. So not all value can be typed as single value. It's a limitation of what if parameter, please review the following ideas and comment on them.

What-if Parameter Slicer Limitations
"what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

Best Regards,
Angelia

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v-huizhn-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @fergalom,

 It's because of the range being too big and the numbers are being sampled. So not all value can be typed as single value. It's a limitation of what if parameter, please review the following ideas and comment on them.

What-if Parameter Slicer Limitations
"what if" parameter - turn off sampling so all numbers are generated in a range

Best Regards,
Angelia

Upvoted and thats a major pain!

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