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jsbourni
Helper II
Helper II

using SELECTEDMEASURE in a measure instead of calculation groups

Hi,

I'm not using calculation groups as I don't want to disable implicit measures yet (I'll have no other choice though).

 

I made a fields parameter with 3 measures and I want to use a measure to calculate the YOY%. I changed the measure in it to SELECTEDMEASURE and the parameter allows me to choose which measure to display. However, the YOY% measure shows only blanks in the table with only one measure selected. Here's my measure :

Delta 1an % = 
VAR CurrentTotal = CALCULATE(SELECTEDMEASURE(),
                        FILTER('Années universitaires', 'Années universitaires'[Rang] = MAX('Années universitaires'[Rang] )
) )

VAR PreviousTotal = CALCULATE(SELECTEDMEASURE(),
                        FILTER(
                            ALL('Années universitaires'), 'Années universitaires'[Rang] = MAX('Années universitaires'[Rang] ) - 1
) ) 

RETURN
IF(ISBLANK(CurrentTotal), BLANK(), DIVIDE(CurrentTotal - PreviousTotal, PreviousTotal) )

Is it possible to "bypass" the calculation groups by referring to the measures selected in a fields parameter?
Thanks

 

 

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parry2k
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@jsbourni I don't think it is supported and possible yet. Why you don't want to use calculation groups? Why do you want to stick with implicit measures which is not a best practice.



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parry2k
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@jsbourni I don't think it is supported and possible yet. Why you don't want to use calculation groups? Why do you want to stick with implicit measures which is not a best practice.



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@parry2k 

you're right. As I said, I'll have to switch to calculation groups. Knowing that what I wanted is not supported is just an incentive to do it faster.

Cheers,

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