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Kasunpathirana
Resolver I
Resolver I

How to calculate only positive values in column with another column and create new column

I have column values both positive and negative for an example lets say this field is "quantity"

 

Then I have a another field lests say this is "price" I only want to multiply the positive "quanity" value with "price" and create a new column with only positive values.

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TomMartens
Super User
Super User

Hey,

 

due to the fact, that you want to multiply quantity * price, you have to use a table iterator, to avoid summing prices before the multiplication. In my opinion this measure is what you are looking for:

POSITIVE QUANTITY  = 
CALCULATE( SUMX('yourtable' , IF('yourtable'[quantity]>0 ,'yourtable'[quantity] * 'yourtable'[price] , BLANK()) ) )

SUMX iterates over the table, and the IF() check if the quantity is greater than zero.

 

Hope this helps



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v-yulgu-msft
Employee
Employee

Hi @Kasunpathirana,

 

You could refer to below formula to create a calculated column in source table:

POSITIVE QUANTITY =
IF ( Table[quantity] > 0, Table[quantity] * Table[price], BLANK () )

Best regards,
Yuliana Gu

 

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
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I use a workaround for the I created a new column to take only the positive values and for the function

 

"quantity" = A-B

 

and then use the DAX code which was send by @v-yulgu-msft and @TomMartens then it's working in this scenario.

 

If there is any direct method exists rather than creating a new column. Please let me know. Thanks to @v-yulgu-msft and @TomMartens for their quick response really appreciate.

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Kasunpathirana
Resolver I
Resolver I

Thanks for the quick reply i tried the both methods.

 

But it works only if the colunmns are not calculated columns. Actually my "quantity" field is calculated and the "price" is coming from another table.

 

I tried to use but since my " quantity"column has formula "quantity" = A-B if this is the case the both functions take the A value and ignore the -B and calculate and give different figure.

 

e.g.    A= 1545 , B=2516 , quantity = (- 971) then after using both formauls it's giving me = 1545 where as I'm expecting to be 0 as the value.

 

Also please consider which DAX code should i use if the other column is from another table.

 

 

 

I use a workaround for the I created a new column to take only the positive values and for the function

 

"quantity" = A-B

 

and then use the DAX code which was send by @v-yulgu-msft and @TomMartens then it's working in this scenario.

 

If there is any direct method exists rather than creating a new column. Please let me know. Thanks to @v-yulgu-msft and @TomMartens for their quick response really appreciate.

v-yulgu-msft
Employee
Employee

Hi @Kasunpathirana,

 

You could refer to below formula to create a calculated column in source table:

POSITIVE QUANTITY =
IF ( Table[quantity] > 0, Table[quantity] * Table[price], BLANK () )

Best regards,
Yuliana Gu

 

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
TomMartens
Super User
Super User

Hey,

 

due to the fact, that you want to multiply quantity * price, you have to use a table iterator, to avoid summing prices before the multiplication. In my opinion this measure is what you are looking for:

POSITIVE QUANTITY  = 
CALCULATE( SUMX('yourtable' , IF('yourtable'[quantity]>0 ,'yourtable'[quantity] * 'yourtable'[price] , BLANK()) ) )

SUMX iterates over the table, and the IF() check if the quantity is greater than zero.

 

Hope this helps



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