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Subtract two rows from another based on a name column and by date category

I am trying to build a dashboard and need to subtract two specific row values from another row. For example deduct the headcount of two other leaders (say A2 and A3) from another higher level leader ...
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    KT_Bsmart2gethe
    4 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    Try the below modification to the provided code.

     

    Table.AddColumn(#"Trimmed Text", "Final Headcount A1", each if [Leader Name]="A1" then [Headcounts]

                              -Table.SelectRows(#"Trimmed Text",(x)=> x[Leader Name]="A2" and x[Date]=[Date]){0}[Headcounts]

                              -Table.SelectRows(#"Trimmed Text",(x)=> x[Leader Name]="A3" and x[Date]=[Date]){0}[Headcounts]

                              else [Headcounts])

     

    Regards

    KT

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KT_Bsmart2gethe
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4 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

 

Try the below modification to the provided code.

 

Table.AddColumn(#"Trimmed Text", "Final Headcount A1", each if [Leader Name]="A1" then [Headcounts]

                          -Table.SelectRows(#"Trimmed Text",(x)=> x[Leader Name]="A2" and x[Date]=[Date]){0}[Headcounts]

                          -Table.SelectRows(#"Trimmed Text",(x)=> x[Leader Name]="A3" and x[Date]=[Date]){0}[Headcounts]

                          else [Headcounts])

 

Regards

KT

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Anonymous
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I am getting the below error with this code. 

Expression.Error: A cyclic reference was encountered during evaluation.