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matteocarnelos
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Totals in Matrix Table

Hi guys,

 

this may be a stupid question but I can't find the answer.

 

Can I modify the formula of the Total in a matrix table?

 

I try to explain better with an example.

 

These are my data:

data.JPG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I wuold like to achive this result:

result.JPG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Power BI, to create the column Value of the matrix (second image), I use the measure Average (Data[Value]).

 

In this way, the Subtotals are right (average of the relative Value), but this make that also the Total be an average, instead I would like that the Total to be the SUM of the AVERAGE.

 

Have you some ideas to solve this problem?

 

Thank you.

 

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Stachu
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I think you need to specify the sum yourself, e.g.:

AvgThenSum =
VAR Avg_Basic =
    AVERAGE ( Table1[Value] )
VAR Sum_Avg_Cat =
    SUMX (
        ADDCOLUMNS (
            SUMMARIZE ( Table1, Table1[Category] ),
            "AvgPerCat", CALCULATE ( AVERAGE ( Table1[Value] ) )
        ),
        [AvgPerCat]
    )
RETURN
    IF ( HASONEVALUE ( Table1[Year] ), Avg_Basic, Sum_Avg_Cat )


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Stachu
Community Champion
Community Champion

I think you need to specify the sum yourself, e.g.:

AvgThenSum =
VAR Avg_Basic =
    AVERAGE ( Table1[Value] )
VAR Sum_Avg_Cat =
    SUMX (
        ADDCOLUMNS (
            SUMMARIZE ( Table1, Table1[Category] ),
            "AvgPerCat", CALCULATE ( AVERAGE ( Table1[Value] ) )
        ),
        [AvgPerCat]
    )
RETURN
    IF ( HASONEVALUE ( Table1[Year] ), Avg_Basic, Sum_Avg_Cat )


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Hi @Stachu, and thank you for your answer.

 

Unfortunately I'm using Power BI only from few month, and I don't know already well the functionalities.

 

Can you explain me, in datail, the code you have posted?

 

Sorry me for this request.

 

Thank you.

this may be helpful to understand DAX better
https://www.powerpivotpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/PowerPivotPro-Reference-Card.pdf

 

regarding the code itself

  • Capital letters are DAX functions AVERAGE, etc.
  • VAR is variable declaration
  • table[column] is referencing a column named 'column' in a table named 'table'

the code works based on a premise that the data table (as shown in 'These are my data:') name is Table1

I hope that helps



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Ok, I'm going to learn the DAX and to try your code.

 

Thank you @Stachu

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