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dommyw277
Helper IV
Helper IV

Sum of in Reports

Hi, even though I want the Values to be a Sum, im sure this didnt happen before but now everytime i drag a value sum in, it says Sum of Jan, sum of Feb etc so I Have to rename for the visual. Is this new and/or is there a way round this? Thanks

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djurecic
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Super User

Hi @dommyw277 ,

 It is a good practice to create explicit measures rather than use implicit measures. Here is additional information:

https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-explicit-vs-implicit-measures-in-power-bi-e35b578808ca

 

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Anonymous
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It happens to me as well. One reason I find is limitations from calculation group.

 

Calculation groups in Analysis Services tabular models | Microsoft Learn

Implicit column aggregations in Power BI are not supported for models with calculation groups.


 

djurecic
Super User
Super User

Hi @dommyw277 ,

 It is a good practice to create explicit measures rather than use implicit measures. Here is additional information:

https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-explicit-vs-implicit-measures-in-power-bi-e35b578808ca

 

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