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jerryz636
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Calculate sales by building sq footage

Hi, im having a hard time figuring out how to calculate sales which is an item level transaction on my sales table to divide by my building square footage on my location table. For example, if I sell 3 widgets at $1 each, and the building is 10 sq ft, how do I calculate $3/ 10 sq feet?  I'm trying to prevent not seeing $3/30 sq feet.  Thanks for the help. 

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@jerryz636 , This 3/10 is in text format or number format.

Can you share sample data and sample output in table format? Or a sample pbix after removing sensitive data.

Greg_Deckler
Super User
Super User

@jerryz636 Sorry, having trouble following, can you post sample data as text and expected output?

 

Maybe:

Measure =
  VAR __Sqft = LOOKUPVALUE('Location'[sqft],...) // not sure what to put here
  VAR __Sales = SUM('Sales'[Price])
RETURN
  DIVIDE(__Sales,__Sqft,0)


Not really enough information to go on, please first check if your issue is a common issue listed here: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/Before-You-Post-Read-This/ba-p/1116882

Also, please see this post regarding How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490

The most important parts are:
1. Sample data as text, use the table tool in the editing bar
2. Expected output from sample data
3. Explanation in words of how to get from 1. to 2.


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