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CameronKudos
Helper I
4 years ago
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Stuck on Creating reverse running total based on other columns

Hi all,

I desperately need to figure this out for my work.

 

Here's the sample data: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dI7COyElnNXb33iSk1eiau8ESONHLphf/view?usp=sharing

 

Here's the overview:

 

I have a table , named 'Future Date Service Agreement Plans (3)' with two columns that are giving me trouble. They are called:

[Total_Remaining_Cost__c] 

and 

[Daily_Rate_Based_On_Days_Remaining__c]

 

Both of these columns repeat the same number over and over again until another dimension in the table [Account Name] changes, then they repeat the process. 

 

Would I would like for them to do is subtract the [Daily_Rate_Based_On_Days_Remaining__c] from the [Total_Remaining_Cost__c]  and the have the [Total_Remaining_Cost__c] column go down with each day. So, it would look like this:

But it would need to start over with each [Account ID] change (Which happens when the date in the Day By Day column reaches the date in the EndDate column .

 

Here's a picture of what the table currently looks like.

 

 

Need Help
  • Thingsclump's avatar
    Thingsclump
    4 years ago

    Hi CameronKudos 

     

    I believe you need to do a grouped running total. The only difference is that you need to subtract rather than add. My suggestion is multiply daily rate column with -1 and do a grouped total. It should work. You can search for running total grouped on Google and you will get lot of articles. I just found that this one is useful.

     

    https://www.goodly.co.in/running-total-power-query/ 

     

    Let me know how this works.

     

    Thanks

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  • Thingsclump's avatar
    Thingsclump
    Resolver V
    4 years ago

    Hi CameronKudos 

     

    I believe you need to do a grouped running total. The only difference is that you need to subtract rather than add. My suggestion is multiply daily rate column with -1 and do a grouped total. It should work. You can search for running total grouped on Google and you will get lot of articles. I just found that this one is useful.

     

    https://www.goodly.co.in/running-total-power-query/ 

     

    Let me know how this works.

     

    Thanks

    • CameronKudos's avatar
      CameronKudos
      Helper I
      4 years ago

      Thanks for that. this is the code that I went with, but it didn't work. Where do I put the minus symbol? Should I not be using the Index column?
      = Table.AddColumn(
      BufferedTable,
      "Running Total",
      (OutTable) =>
      List.Sum(
      Table.SelectRows(
      BufferedTable,
      (InTable) => InTable[Index] <= OutTable[Index]
      and
      InTable[Daily_Rate_Based_On_Days_Remaining__c] = OutTable[Daily_Rate_Based_On_Days_Remaining__c])[Total_Remaining_Cost__c]))

    • CameronKudos's avatar
      CameronKudos
      Helper I
      4 years ago

      All good, I got it by adding a running total to the daily rate, then using that colum to subtract from the total amount remaining. Thank you

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    4 years ago

    Is it correct that the [Days Remaining] column also resets at the Account ID change? If so, you could Group on the Account ID, use the Max aggregation on Days Remaining (let's name that column MaxDay) and an All Rows Aggregation, and then expand the All Rows column. Then, you could do row arithmetic like:

     

    = Table.AddColumn(PriorStepOrTableName, "Amount Left", each [Total Remaining Cost] - (([MaxDays -Days Remaining) * Rate))

     

    --Nate