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pang22
Helper III
Helper III

create a new measure to calculate the difference

Hello,

 

How to create a new measure to calculate the difference between 2 columns?

Eg. 967,063 - 226,556

Thanks.

 

 

pang22_0-1698375286673.png

 

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v-zhangti
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @pang22 

 

Sample data:

vzhangti_0-1698833065366.png

Measure = 
Var _N1=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Qty]),FILTER(ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Month]),[Type]="OPN"))
Var _N2=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Qty]),FILTER(ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Month]),[Type]="Order OH"))
Return
IF(HASONEVALUE('Table'[Type]),SUM('Table'[Qty]),_N1-_N2)

vzhangti_1-1698833188197.pngvzhangti_2-1698833205547.png

Is this the result you expect? Please see the attached document.

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

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

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v-zhangti
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @pang22 

 

Sample data:

vzhangti_0-1698833065366.png

Measure = 
Var _N1=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Qty]),FILTER(ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Month]),[Type]="OPN"))
Var _N2=CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Qty]),FILTER(ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Month]),[Type]="Order OH"))
Return
IF(HASONEVALUE('Table'[Type]),SUM('Table'[Qty]),_N1-_N2)

vzhangti_1-1698833188197.pngvzhangti_2-1698833205547.png

Is this the result you expect? Please see the attached document.

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

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

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

measures need aggregations.  So instead of saying

 

measure = [Column1]-[Column2]

 

you need to say

 

measure = sum(Table[Column1])-sum(Table[Column2])

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