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RenateBK
Helper II
3 years ago
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Need help: Cumulative sum function only returns total

Hello,    Edit: Along with the solution I also identified another mistake I made. There was a mismatch between the formatting of my date table and the date column in my fact table (date/time vs dat...
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  • BA_Pete's avatar
    BA_Pete
    3 years ago

    Hi Renate,

     

    Try this as a measure instead, making sure to use dDato fields in visuals, not fact table dates:

    _cumulativeSum =
VAR __cDate = MAX(dDato[Date])
RETURN
CALCULATE(
    SUM(OversiktKurs[Deltagere kurs]),
    FILTER(
        ALLSELECTED(dDato),
        dDato[Date] <= __cDate
    )
)

     

    Pete

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BA_Pete
Super User
3 years ago

Hi Renate,

 

Try this as a measure instead, making sure to use dDato fields in visuals, not fact table dates:

_cumulativeSum =
VAR __cDate = MAX(dDato[Date])
RETURN
CALCULATE(
    SUM(OversiktKurs[Deltagere kurs]),
    FILTER(
        ALLSELECTED(dDato),
        dDato[Date] <= __cDate
    )
)

 

Pete

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RenateBK
Helper II
3 years ago

Hello Pete, 

 

Thank you for the formula!

It seems I may have created a circular dependency as my Date table is created and based on the dates in my fact table; 

        CALENDAR(DATE(YEAR(MIN(OversiktKurs[Dato])),1,1),
        DATE(YEAR(MAX(OversiktKurs[Dato])),12,31)),
 
I'm not sure if this is ok to do, but when I swap out the formula with the date column in my fact table to test it out, it returns the total sum again. 
_cumulativeSum =
VAR __cDate = MAX(OversiktKurs[Dato])
RETURN
CALCULATE(
    SUM(OversiktKurs[Deltagere kurs]),
    FILTER(
        ALLSELECTED(OversiktKurs),
        OversiktKurs[Dato] <= __cDate))
 
 
  • BA_Pete's avatar
    BA_Pete
    Super User
    3 years ago

    Hi Renate,

     

    There's no need to swap out anything in the measure I gave you. It should work exactly as it is.

    Please try the measure exactly as I wrote it and let me know how you get on.

     

    Pete

    • RenateBK's avatar
      RenateBK
      Helper II
      3 years ago

      I am receiving a circular dependency error - I fear it may be due to how I created my date table. 

       

       

      • BA_Pete's avatar
        BA_Pete
        Super User
        3 years ago

         

        Are you trying to create this as a calculated column rather than a measure?

        You shouln't get a circular dependency when creating a measure as your dDato table would not get recalculated at thatpoint.

         

        Pete