newparts_calc
if (([MonthToDateQuery].[G/L Account] = 4200 and [Query1].[G_L_Group] = 'NEW')) THEN ([Credit Amount]-[Debit Amount]) ELSE (0)
Data Item1
total([newparts_calc])
I need Data Item1 to return newparts_calc values only.
So for example in 1st row Data Item1 should be 8,540.8, but is 34,163.2
Whats wrong? how do i fix?
REVISED QUESTION
I apologize for not making sense on the original question.
I have many of the calc's that im trying to gather and put on a crosstab. I want to see sales by month (row) and part category (column)
[Query2] is the one shown in picture above.
It joins [MonthToDateQuery] AND [Query1]
The join is on 'Invoice' and carnality is 1..1 = 1..1
[MonthToDateQuery] is based on the package im working in. General ledger. It supplies the g/l entries for each sales g/l account
[Query1] is a SQL query i brought in to be able to break out categories even further from g/l group.
For example g/l account 4300 is rebuilt. However i needed to break out even further to see Rebuilt-Production and Rebuilt-New. I can do that with the g/l group.
I saw in my g/l account ledger entries that it referenced the invoice number. So thats how i tied in my SQL.
So as you can see from the table below (which is the view tabular data from query) i need a total. I have tried plugging newparts_calc into my crosstab and setting aggregation to total but the numbers still dont seem right. I dont think i have something set as it should be.
All the calc's im doing are based on single or multiple G/L Accounts and single or multiple G/L Groups.
Any Advice?
As you can see the problem seems to be duplicate invoice numbers.
How can i fix?
Couple things come to mind:
-Set the processing order to 2
-Since your calc is always a multiple and you are joining two queries, you may need to check your cardinality. Sometimes it helps to add derived queries to ensure you are working with the correct grain.
I'm obviously missing something, but if you want
I need Data Item1 to return newparts_calc values only.
just use newparts_calc, without total? That would give you proper value for row 1 -)
If you need a running-total for days (sum of values for previous days) — you should use a running_total function.
At a guess, one of your two queries is returning multiple rows for each invoice, which will cause this double counting. Look at the output of the two queries and see if that's happening. If so, then you just need to work out how to collapse that down to one row per invoice.
Per your new question - The underlying data has got to be causing the issue. Its clearly not 1:1 (note that even though this is what your stated cardinality is, Cognos does not enforce 1:1). Invoice number is not unique, GL Group is at a lower level.
Related
I don't know if I even worded the question correctly, but I'm trying to create a measure that depends on what is showing in the pivot table (using PowerPivot). In the image I posted, "DealMonth" is an expression in the PowerQuery table itself that simply takes the start date of the employee and subtracts it from the month a deal was closed in. That will show how long it took for that salesperson to close the deal. "TenureMonths" is also an expression in the PowerQuery table that calculates the tenure of the person. The values populating this screenshot are coming from a total headcount measure created. What I'm trying to do is create a separate measure that will show when the "TenureMonths" is less than the "DealMonth." So if the TenureMonths is 5, then after DealMonth of 5, the value would be 0. Is this possible?
Screenshot
I should add the following information.
"DealMonth" - Comes from the FactData table
"TenureMonths" - Comes from the DimSalesStart table
These two tables are joined by name. I feel like I'm so close because I can see what I want. The second image below is a copy/paste of the pivot table result but with my edits to show what I'd want to have shown. Basically, if(TenureMonths >= DealMonth,1,0). The trouble seems to be that since they're in two different tables, I can't make it work. The rows in the fact table are transactions, but the rows in the dim table are just the people with their start and end dates.
Desired Result
This is possible with some IF([measure1]<[measure2],blank(),[measure1]), however without seeing more of the data it will be hard to guide you specifically.
However you need to create two separate measures, one for TenureMonths and one for DealMonth, depending on the data this can be done with an aggregator forumla such as sum, min, max, etc (depends if there will be more than one value).
Then reference those two measures in the formula pattern I mentioned above, and that should give you want you want.
I figured out a solution. I added a dimension table for DealMonth itself and joined to my fact table. That allowed me to do the formulas that I needed.
I've looked at many threads regarding COUNT and COUNTA, but I can't seem to figure out how to use it correctly.
I am new to DAX and am learning my way around. I have attempted to look this up and have gotten a little ways to where I need to be but not exactly. I think I am confused about how to apply a filter.
Here's the situation:
Four separate queries used to generate the data in the report; but only need to use two for the DAX function (Products and Display).
I have three columns I need to filter by, as follows:
Customer (Display or Products query; can do either)
Brand (Products query)
Location (Display query)
I want to count the columns based on if the data is unique.
Here's an example:
Customer: Big Box Buy;
Item: Lego Big Blocks;
Brand: Lego;
Location: Toys;
BREAK
Customer: Big Box Buy;
Item: Lego Star Wars;
Brand: Lego;
Location: Toys;
BREAK
Customer: Big Box Buy;
Item: Surface Pro;
Brand: Microsoft;
Location: Electronics;
BREAK
Customer: Little Shop on the Corner;
Item: Red Bicycle;
Brand: Trek;
Location: Racks;
In this example, no matter the fact that the items are different, we want to look at just the customer, the brand, and the location. We see in the first two records, the customer is "Big Box Buy" and the brand is "Lego" and the location is "Toys". This appears twice, but I want to count it distinct as "1". The next "Big Box Buy" store has the brand "Microsoft" and the location is "Electronics". It appears once and only once, and thus the distinct count is "1" anyway. This means that there are two separate entries for "Big Box Buy", both with a count of 1. And lastly there is "Little Shop on the Corner" which appears just once and is counted just once.
The "skeleton" of the code I have is basically just to see if I can get a count to work at all, which I can. It's the FILTER that I think is the problem (not used in the below example) judging by other threads I've read.
TotalDisplays = CALCULATE(COUNTA(products[Brand]))
Obviously I can't just count the amount of times a brand appears as that would give me duplicates. I need it unique based on if the following conditions are met:
Customer must be the same
Brand must be the same
Location must be the same
If so, we distinctly count it as one.
I know I ranted a bit and may seem to have gone in circles, but I was trying to figure out how to explain it. Please let me know if I need to edit this post or post clarification.
Many thanks in advance as I go through my journey with DAX!
I believe I have the answer. I used a NATURALINNERJOIN in DAX to create a new, merged table since I needed to reference all values in the same query (couldn't figure out how to do it otherwise). I also created an "unique identity" calculated column that combined data from multiple rows, but was hidden behind the scenes (not actually displayed on the report) so I could then take a measure of the unique values that way.
TotalDisplays = COUNTROWS(DISTINCT('GD-DP-Merge'[DisplayCountCalcCol]))
My calculated column is as follows:
DisplayCountCalcCol = 'GD-DP-Merge'[CustID] & 'GD-DP-Merge'[Brand] & 'GD-DP-Merge'[Location] & 'GD-DP-Merge'[Order#]
So the measure TotalDisplays now reports back the distinct count of rows based on the unique value of the customer ID, the brand, and the location of the item. I also threw in an order number just in case.
Thanks!
I am semi new to DAX and was struggling with Count and CountA formula, you post has helped me with answers. I would like to add the solution which i got for my query: Wanted count for Right Time start Achieved hence if anyone is looking for this kind of answer use below, filter will be selecting the table and adding string which you want to
RTSA:=calculate(COUNTA([RTS]),VEO_Daily_Services[RTS]="RTSA")
I do know sometimes I need to think out of the box rather than sticking with that seem-impossible way out. I have to achieve a report (not complicated I guess, but for me I have no more idea how to get)
Well, the details are as follow:
The report is kind of invoice type.
Like an usual report, it has header, body and footer. In my scenario, there is no footer. Only the report header and the body. The header is ok. The Body consist of a table.
My data rows starts from row 3( because I add some content in row no 1, inside the list, as for row no 2, I have my table column header). So, actually my data row(which is directly retrieved from dataset) is at row no 3. The header repeat correctly. In fact, the table is displaying exactly as I wanted. I have two groups in my table. One is group by ItemCode, and then sort by ItemCode and Department number.
I have subtotal of value by ItemCode and Grandtotal after that. So, there are three rows for my data: one directly retrieved from dataset, one for subtotal and one for grandtotal. The problem is here:
I can't limit the number of row because of the groups. The row number rankings are messed up and that's why I can't limit. The resulting outcome is having inconsistency in showing numbers of rows.
For example I want to limit 10, but in some page, it displays 10(correct), but in the next page it might becomes 12 or 8 or even 4. That is one thing. Another is that I want to replace the missing rows(2 rows in this case) with blank rows if the it just displays only 8 rows(example). My idea is to maintain the same layout of the table in every page.
As for now, I have no more idea how to achieve my desired result. If I really cannot use row limit then how to do next. I have been researching about that for quite a long time, but still cannot get away with a solution.
I hope I have made myself clear explaining what is going on. Some part is not clear enough, then get back to me. I will try my best to explain more.
If anyone has any suggestions, please kindly share. Your help is much appreciated!
Good afternoon all;
Currently I have a crystal report that displays as such;
{ReceivingHospital}
{CallTtype} {Date} {SendingHospital} {Time1} {Time2}
I would like it to break down by receiving hospital then beneath that show all "Major" call types and sum them. Then Beneath that all "Moderate" call types with a sum, and then all "Minor" call types beneath that with a sum also. And, I want to keep all the associated details listed in that same order. I was thinking I could add multiple group headers and place the call type in that, but that does not seem to be working.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
first, you need to create a group for {ReceivingHospital} and then a second group for {CallType}. You can then create a group sum based on {CallType}. If it still does not work and you are working with multiple tables you should check whether you have joined your tables correctly.
We have a database with 2,00,000 vendor in 100 plus category, if someone visit the website we want to allow them to select a category and show them 25 Vendor per page, first we kept order by VendorId but it always use to get first 25, but we removed it, but now in paging it sometime repeat the vendor, is there a way to get random 25 vendor and also keep the paging.
Regards
you can randomize your result but everytime you dot he query, it will create new random list so unless you randomize and save the randomized state in your Code and page over it, it cant be done straightforward way.
refer, SQL Query results pagination with random Order by in SQL Server 2008
I believe this requirement is impossible to implement if a new random order is needed every time, there needs to be good performance and every item should have equal chance to get selected. I believe you should redesign the way your application works.
One possible workaround is to have a couple of columns in a table and fill them with random numbers. When a user requests the list assign the random column to him (stick it in the URL for example). Then do an order by that column and display the results. Randomly switch 4-5 columns to create the appearance of randomness. Update the random numbers in the columns once a day.