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SC22
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Calculated field

‎08-03-2022 05:45 AM

Hi All,

 

I am connecting my data to power bi with amazon redshift (DirectQuery). Can I create new column ? I tried creating new column mentioned below:

 

Column C = sum (Column A) / sum (Column B)

 

However, it gives me an error 'sum is not a function'. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks.

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Shahfaisal
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‎08-03-2022 05:55 AM

You will need to create a Measure not a calculated column as you are using aggregate functions.

Check this out - https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/calculated-columns-and-measures-in-dax/

 

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SC22
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‎08-04-2022 08:08 AM

Thank you @Shahfaisal ! This worked. 

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‎08-03-2022 05:55 AM

You will need to create a Measure not a calculated column as you are using aggregate functions.

Check this out - https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/calculated-columns-and-measures-in-dax/

 

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