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Anonymous
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IF statement returns 0%

Hi guys,

 

My previous colleague wrote an Dax If statement to return a percentage of a number. Below you can see the dax statement

The problem is that I don't understand this statement.

Dax If statement:
" ProductivityA = IF([InvoicingTargetInHours] - [NormWorkingHours] = 0, 0, IFERROR(([InvoicingTargetInHours] / [NormWorkingHours]), 0)) "


The measure is calculating the percentage correct if the InvoicingTargetInHours and the NormWorkingHours are different, see picture below: 

klchan06_1-1645191106029.png

 


But once the InvoicingTargetInHours and the NormWorkingHours are the same number, it return 0% when in fact it should return 100% as productivity, see picture below:

 

klchan06_2-1645191159062.png


Can someone help explain this statement to me and how I should fix this dax? 
Should I rewrite or not? Im clueless at this point.

Thanks guys!

 

2 ACCEPTED SOLUTIONS
Russell-PBI
Resolver II
Resolver II

Hi @Anonymous, have you tried just using DIVIDE?:

ProductivityA = DIVIDE([InvoicingTargetInHours], [NormWorkingHours])

 

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tackytechtom
Super User
Super User

Hi @Anonymous ,

 

The reason why it is displaying 0% is due to the first part of your if statement (bold) where it explicitly returns 0 if InvoicingTargetInHours and NormWorkingHours are equal:

ProductivityA = 
IF (
[InvoicingTargetInHours] - [NormWorkingHours] = 0,
0,
IFERROR (
( [InvoicingTargetInHours] / [NormWorkingHours] ),
0)
)

 

If you would like to diplay 100%, I'd suggest to use the DIVIDE function as Russel-PBI suggested:

ProductivityA = DIVIDE([InvoicingTargetInHours], [NormWorkingHours])

 

 

/Tom

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tackytechtom
Super User
Super User

Hi @Anonymous ,

 

The reason why it is displaying 0% is due to the first part of your if statement (bold) where it explicitly returns 0 if InvoicingTargetInHours and NormWorkingHours are equal:

ProductivityA = 
IF (
[InvoicingTargetInHours] - [NormWorkingHours] = 0,
0,
IFERROR (
( [InvoicingTargetInHours] / [NormWorkingHours] ),
0)
)

 

If you would like to diplay 100%, I'd suggest to use the DIVIDE function as Russel-PBI suggested:

ProductivityA = DIVIDE([InvoicingTargetInHours], [NormWorkingHours])

 

 

/Tom

https://www.tackytech.blog/

https://www.instagram.com/tackytechtom/



Did I answer your question➡️ Please, mark my post as a solution ✔️

Also happily accepting Kudos 🙂

Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn! linkedIn

#proudtobeasuperuser 

Russell-PBI
Resolver II
Resolver II

Hi @Anonymous, have you tried just using DIVIDE?:

ProductivityA = DIVIDE([InvoicingTargetInHours], [NormWorkingHours])

 

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