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count rows by month without creating relationship
In my table:
X-High, High, Medium and Low are all measures.
Total is just a measure summing the previous 4 measures.
All-running total is the running total for the first 4 measures.
X-high + high running total is just the running total for X-high + high.
The measures are calculating values in the following data table.
I also want to create another measure counting the rows in a specific month. For the above data table, that would be 12 for January 2019. Based on my internet research, I'm supposed to use the following:
Month Count = CALCULATE(COUNT(data[due date]);USERELATIONSHIP(data[due date];DimDate[Date]))
and ensure that there's a relationship between my data table and the date table.
However, not only does that above measure not work, turning on the table relationship completely screws up the first table with my other measures (high, medium, low, etc).
Help?
I believe you can create a virtual relationship bewteen tables using the TREATAS function (never used it myself; so far have managed with inactive relationships and USERELATIONSHIP). Sorry I can't be of further help, but might be worth scouting the internet.
Try here for example: TREATAS by enterprisedna.com
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Hi,
Create a relationship from the Due Date column of the Data Table to the Date column of the Date Table. In the Date Table, write this calculated column formula to extract the Month: Month = FORMAT(Calendar[Date],"mmmm"). To your visual, drag Month from the Date Table. Write this measure
Measure1 = COUNTROWS(Data)
Hope this helps.
As I mentioned in my first post, is there a way of doing this without creating a relationship, because this screws up the calculations in my original table. Even creating a relationship and leaving it inactive will screw up the calculation
Or do I just need to figure a way of calculating my orignal table differently?
That is really strange that it is messing up your table when you leave it inactive. That is what I would do.
Can I assume you are leaving the relationship with the Task Completion Date active when you create the inactive relationship with the Due Date?
eddd83 ,
You may try the measure below.
Measure = COUNTROWS ( FILTER ( testData, DATEDIFF ( testData[Due Date], MAX ( 'Date'[Date] ), MONTH ) = 0 ) )The measure in the last post didn't work either.
I ended up using power query in Excel and the queries auto-run whenever the file opens. Then using various array formulas, I produced my desired result.
I believe you can create a virtual relationship bewteen tables using the TREATAS function (never used it myself; so far have managed with inactive relationships and USERELATIONSHIP). Sorry I can't be of further help, but might be worth scouting the internet.
Try here for example: TREATAS by enterprisedna.com
