benchmark vs selected value from slicer

[VV24]

Dear fellow PowerBI'ers

I would like to see a visual with a benchmark and my selected department (from a slicer). Obviously if none is selected i would like to see all departments and the benchmark in the visual.

So my data looks like this. we added an extra row with the department 'benchmark' and an empty value.

Department	Value
A	5
B	15
C	30
D	10
Benchmark

We calculate the result in a measure as follows:

if(

department = "Benchmark", calculate(sum(Value),All(department)),

calculate(sum(value))

so with the result we have this:

Department	Value	Result
A	5	5
B	15	15
C	30	30
D	10	10
Benchmark		60

now I have a slicer with all the 'departments' (and the benchmark). I would like to have a visual where i always see the benchmark, regardless of the selected value in the slicer and (if one selected) the department.

so with the following case:

[v-alq-msft]

Hi, @VV24 

Based on your description, I created data to reproduce your scenario. The pbix file is attached in the end.

Table:

Department(a calculated table):

Department = 
FILTER(
    DISTINCT('Table'[Department]),
    [Department]<>"Benchmark"
)

You may create a measure as below.

Result = 
var d = MAX('Table'[Department])
return
IF(
        d<>"Benchmark",
        IF(
            d in DISTINCT(Department[Department]),
            SUM('Table'[Value])
        ),
        CALCULATE(
            SUM('Table'[Value]),
            FILTER(
                ALL('Table'),
                [Department] in DISTINCT(Department[Department])
            )
        )
)

Then you need to make the option 'Show items with no data' unchecked and use 'Department' column from 'Department' table to filter the result.

Result:

Best Regards

Allan

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

[PaulDBrown · Accepted solution]

@VV24 

Here is one way of doing this.

The initial dataset I'm building on is:

 1) In Power Query (to ensure it updates) create a new table with the unique values for department and a new row for Benchmark 

 2) Create a Department Dimension table by referencing a new table to the Department Field in your main table

3) Load into the model, and create a relationship between the fact table and the dimension table. The Axis Table should remain unrelated to any other tables:

 4) Create the measures for the visual:

Sum Values = SUM('Table'[Value])

Benchmark Value = CALCULATE([Sum Values], 
                    ALL('DIM Department'[Department]))

Chart Values = CALCULATE([Sum Values], 
                TREATAS(VALUES('Axis Table'[Axis Department]), 'DIM Department'[Department]))

Chart measure = IF(SELECTEDVALUE('Axis Table'[Axis Department]) = "Benchmark", 
                        [Benchmark Value], 
                            [Chart Values])

5) Create a measure to filter the visual based on the slicer selection:

Filter Chart = 
VAR Dep = VALUES('DIM Department'[Department])
VAR BENCH = {"Benchmark"}
VAR NewT = UNION(Dep, Bench)
VAR CHART = VALUES('Axis Table'[Axis Department])
RETURN
COUNTROWS(
    INTERSECT(NewT, CHART))

6) Build your visual using the axis table department field as the x-axis & the [chart measure]. Add the slicer from the DIM department. Finally, in the filter pane, in filters for this visual, add the [Filter Chart] measure to the Axis department, select TopN and set the value to 1:

I've attached the sample file for your reference