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Can't get DAX Total / Sub Total to work!

Here is my measure:

Cash Balance [GBP]:=VAR CorrectTable =
ADDCOLUMNS (
GROUPBY (
Projected_Cash_Balances,
Projected_Cash_Balances[Country],
Projected_Cash_Balances[Dates]
),
"Last Balance [GBP]", SUMX (
FILTER (
Projected_Cash_Balances,
[Index] = MAX ( [Index] )
&& LASTDATE ( Projected_Cash_Balances[Dates] )
),
[Balance [GBP]]]
)
)
RETURN
AVERAGEX ( CorrectTable, AVERAGE ( [Last Balance [GBP]]] ) )

 

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Attached is my input table, and a pivot table. The cell highlighted in yellow is wrong... : (  (it should be 79,723)

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Sachin

 

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

ok, problem now solved

 

VAR CorrectTable =
    ADDCOLUMNS (
        GROUPBY (
            Projected_Cash_Balances,
            Projected_Cash_Balances[Country],
            Projected_Cash_Balances[Dates]
        ),
        "Last Balance [GBP]"AVERAGEX (
            FILTER (
                Projected_Cash_Balances,
                [Index]
                    MAXX (
                        FILTER (
                            Projected_Cash_Balances,
                            [Country] = EARLIER ( [Country] )
                                && [Dates] = MAX ( [Dates] )
                        ),
                        [Index]
                    )
            ),
            [Balance [GBP]]]
        )
    )
RETURN
    SUMX (
        FILTER ( CorrectTable, [Dates] = MAX ( [Dates] ) ),
        [Last Balance [GBP]]]
    )

 

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Greg_Deckler
Super User
Super User

This looks like a measure totals problem. Very common. See my post about it here: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/DAX-Commands-and-Tips/Dealing-with-Measure-Totals/td-p/63376

Also, this Quick Measure, Measure Totals, The Final Word should get you what you need:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Quick-Measures-Gallery/Measure-Totals-The-Final-Word/m-p/547907


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Thanks for the suggested help.

 

I read through both links, but am still struggling with my specific problem.

 

The totals are not always wrong. Just wrong on some days....

 

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With updated DAX below (but it is still not working....)  = [

 

Cash Balance [GBP]:=VAR CorrectTable =
ADDCOLUMNS (
GROUPBY (
Projected_Cash_Balances,
Projected_Cash_Balances[Country],
Projected_Cash_Balances[Dates]
),
"Last Balance [GBP]", AVERAGEX (
FILTER (
Projected_Cash_Balances,
[Index] = MAX ( [Index] )
&& [Country] = EARLIER([Country])
&& [Dates] = MAX([Dates])),
[Balance [GBP]]]
)
)
RETURN
SUMX ( FILTER(CorrectTable, [Dates] = MAX([Dates] )), [Last Balance [GBP]]])

ok, problem now solved

 

VAR CorrectTable =
    ADDCOLUMNS (
        GROUPBY (
            Projected_Cash_Balances,
            Projected_Cash_Balances[Country],
            Projected_Cash_Balances[Dates]
        ),
        "Last Balance [GBP]"AVERAGEX (
            FILTER (
                Projected_Cash_Balances,
                [Index]
                    MAXX (
                        FILTER (
                            Projected_Cash_Balances,
                            [Country] = EARLIER ( [Country] )
                                && [Dates] = MAX ( [Dates] )
                        ),
                        [Index]
                    )
            ),
            [Balance [GBP]]]
        )
    )
RETURN
    SUMX (
        FILTER ( CorrectTable, [Dates] = MAX ( [Dates] ) ),
        [Last Balance [GBP]]]
    )

 

Pic4.PNG

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