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Just2431
Helper I
2 years ago
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Help with measurement

Hello all,

 

The calculation i found online didn't work so i thought i will try here. I am new to power bi. I have 2 colums in my bi, one with time spent and another with diffrent operation type (maybe 15 diffrent items) and now i need to calculate sum but for each category. How can i do this?

I use the f formaula belowe but it didnt work. Thank you for your help!

=CALCULATE(SUM(Table6[Value]),ALLEXCEPT(Table6,Table6[Category]))

 

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hi,

    Greg_Deckler , thanks for your concern about the problem, and i want to offer some more information for user to refer to.

    hello Just2431 , based on your description, you just need to create the following measure

    Measure = CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Time Spent]),ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Operation]))

    Output

    Best Regards!

    Yolo Zhu

    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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  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
    Community Champion
    2 years ago

    Just2431 Sorry, having trouble following, can you post sample data as text and expected output?
    Not really enough information to go on, please first check if your issue is a common issue listed here: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/Before-You-Post-Read-This/ba-p/1116882

    Also, please see this post regarding How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490

    The most important parts are:
    1. Sample data as text, use the table tool in the editing bar
    2. Expected output from sample data
    3. Explanation in words of how to get from 1. to 2.

  • Just2431's avatar
    Just2431
    Helper I
    2 years ago

    Greg sorry about that! this is the sample data

    trying to achieve this 

     

    i am trying to sum all the diffrent categories from column 2. I think i need to use Pivit column but not sure what excatly I need to do. Thank you

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      2 years ago

      Hi,

      Greg_Deckler , thanks for your concern about the problem, and i want to offer some more information for user to refer to.

      hello Just2431 , based on your description, you just need to create the following measure

      Measure = CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Time Spent]),ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Operation]))

      Output

      Best Regards!

      Yolo Zhu

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

       

      • Just2431's avatar
        Just2431
        Helper I
        2 years ago

        Anonymous Thank you so much for your help!! it does what i wanted to do!! I used a similar measure but it didnt work becasue my "time spent" column was swet as text not number...