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Have a calculated column that needed debugging to get the correct result. Found the issue using daxstudio.
But using the same code in power bi desktop still returns the incorrect result.
Sounds like I have not transposed exactly OR there may be a difference in how daxstudio vs pbi works.
Calculated column from pbi desktop
Calculated column in daxstudio with my debug wrapper code bits
Table visual results
Note Org Plan Objective Weighting Rollup should be all 2.00 for the three common rows.
To me both code chunks are the same. The bug being needing ROUND() function wrapper to round up the result to the next integer ie from 1.66 to 2.00
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Solved! Go to Solution.
Hey @garythomannCoGC ,
there are two main differences when you try to debug the DAX code of calculated column using DAX Studio.
The most obvious difference is that using the DAX query pane in DAX Studio returns a table because of the required keyword EVALUATE whereas you are creating a scalar value when you are creating a CALCULATED COLUMN.
The 2nd difference when creating a calculated column is that you are starting from ROW CONTEXT.
For this reason it's necessary to use this pattern when you want to use DAX Studio:
EVALUATE
ADDCOLUMNS(
SUMMARUIZE(
<name of the table where you want to create the CALCULATED COLUMN>
, "name of the calculated column"
, <your DAX code>
)
)
Hopefully, this helps to tackle your challenge.
Regards,
Tom
power bi deskstop - calculated column result different in daxstudio
I still do not understand why pbi desktop table visual not giving the same result as per daxstudio.
The above is a replicable test.
Thanks @TomMartens showing the interim calculations highlights what you said. Will change my debug wrapper and continue.
Hey @garythomannCoGC ,
there are two main differences when you try to debug the DAX code of calculated column using DAX Studio.
The most obvious difference is that using the DAX query pane in DAX Studio returns a table because of the required keyword EVALUATE whereas you are creating a scalar value when you are creating a CALCULATED COLUMN.
The 2nd difference when creating a calculated column is that you are starting from ROW CONTEXT.
For this reason it's necessary to use this pattern when you want to use DAX Studio:
EVALUATE
ADDCOLUMNS(
SUMMARUIZE(
<name of the table where you want to create the CALCULATED COLUMN>
, "name of the calculated column"
, <your DAX code>
)
)
Hopefully, this helps to tackle your challenge.
Regards,
Tom
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