Is there any way to join all the same dates so that each bar will represent one date? I am very new in Qlikview.
Currently my barchart is as below:
Managed to solve the problem. Apparently I have to use the Floor function to make all the dates equal.
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My issue is similar to this one Multiple data types in a Power BI matrix but I've got a bit of a different setup that's throwing everything off.
What I'm trying to do is create a matrix table with several metrics that are categorized as Current (raw data values) and Prior (year over year percent growth/decline). I've created some dummy data in Excel to get the format the way I want it in PowerBI (see below):
Desired Format
As you can see the Current values are coming in as integers and the Prior % numbers as percentages which is exactly what I want; however, I was able to accomplish this through a custom column with the following formula:
Revenue2 = IF(Scorecard2[Current_Prior] = "Current", FORMAT(FIXED(Scorecard2[Revenue],0), "$#,###"), FORMAT(Scorecard2[Revenue], "Percent"))
The problem is that the data comes from a SQL query and you can't use the FORMAT() function in DirectQuery. Is there a way I can have two different datatypes in the same column of data? See below for how the SQL data comes into PowerBI (I can change this if need be):
SQL
Create 2 separate measures, one for the Current second for Prior, and format these measures.
Probably you can also use a case in SQL query to format your data to bring it as STRING.
What I wound up doing was reformatting the SQL code to look like this:
Solution
That way Current/Prior are have two separate values and the "metric" is categorical.
I got the idea from this post:
Simple way to transpose columns and rows in SQL?
I am trying to build an Access chart that involves the three fields: Days_Since on the x-axis, Rate on the y-axis, and for the points to be grouped together by Type in a series. I am wondering if this is possible using SQL code. I have tried the built-in Access formatting features and they are not seeming to give me what I want. Also, I would like to note that I do not want any of my data summarized. My current SQL code is below and it is displaying without error.
SELECT [Days_Since],[Rate] FROM [Change]
Try an XYScatter chart with RowSource like:
SELECT Days_Since, IIf([Type]="A",[Rate],Null) AS TA, IIf([Type]="B",[Rate],Null) AS TB, IIf([Type]="C",[Rate],Null) AS TC
FROM Change;
Calculate as many "TYPE" fields are there are type values, hopefully not many.
Adding on my previous question here: TimeSeries question
I would like to plot a unit capacity chart over a Time series (which contains a range of dates set by the user).
The chart I am trying to plot is as follows:
For each Unit Name, I have start and end date for the unit capacities, as shown in the PowerBI table as below:
4 sub questions:
How to plot these capacities over time? Maybe using some DAX functions?
Do i need the SSAS cube to solve this problem or can I do all the work inside PowerBI desktop? If not, is there a better way for example in SSRS?
Is there a way to make the x-axis time series dynamic as specified by the user?
Adding to this, after Leonard's response. After converting the OutageStartDateOrig, and OutageEndDateOrig values I tried to create the calculated column as suggested in the youtube link {enter link description here}. However, the DAX formula as shown in the video gives out a syntax error for me stating that the '.' is incorrect when specifying the range of dates. Any ideas for this? [Screenshot below]:
To create such a visual, I'd recommend an area chart (or stacked area chart) with the date on the axis, the unit name on the legend, and the capacity on the values. You could also do it as a stacked column chart too. However, then each date will be broken into discrete columns. See below image.
In terms of data manipulation, you'll need to convert the data with the date ranges you have above into a row for each individual date & unit. E.g. the first row, instead of being 11/2 to 13/2, would be expanded into 3 rows, one for each date.
You can do this in Power Query as you bring the data into Power BI Desktop, or in DAX after bringing it in. There are several solutions to this outlined in this thread (https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Convert-date-ranges-into-list-of-dates/td-p/129418), but personally, I recommend the technique (and video) posted by MarcelBeug (https://youtu.be/QSXzhb-EwHM).
You'll also want an independent list of dates (with no gaps) to join the final date column to - otherwise your visual will skip dates when no units had capacity. By default, the chart will begin on the first date with data and end on the last date with data, so in that sense it is dynamic, but you can add a date slicer to give the end-user more control.
Area chart on top, column chart on bottom, date slicer on right filtering Jan-Mar.
I have a table which is getting data from a query. Because I am not doing any calculation in SSRS, but instead in SQL and only pulling the data, I am having hard time figuring out how to customize the style for the last three rows.
Here is the design view:
Here is the preview:
Now as you can see the last three rows are either SUM or AVG of the above numbers. How can I make it so that the table displays a different background color for the bottom three rows?
You will need to add an expression for the text box format for the three rows that says something like:
=IIF(Fields![ARRIVED_DATE].Value="WEEKLY TOTAL","Grey",IIF(Fields![ARRIVED_DATE].Value="Prior Week","Red",IIF(Fields![ARRIVED_DATE].Value="12 WEEK AVERAGE","Green","Transparent")))
If i understand your point correctly this would be the solution =iif(total number of records(int)=rownumber(nothing), "Color1",iif(total number of records(int)-1=rownumber(nothing),"Color2",iif(total number of records(int)-2=rownumber(nothing),"Color3",""))) use this expression in Background color of row properties.
I have sales data that I'd like to plot on my chart. However, at a specific point in time, we had a change taking place I'd like to ensure is clearly visible in the chart, preferably by dividing the sales data (which is stored in a single SQL Server column) into two different chunks, which would allow me to then treat them as different data series.
I used to solve this in Excel by storing the post-event data in a different column (by simply dragging them to a different column), and thus I was able to treat them as a different series (the blue and green line in the chart below. The red and orange line are pre-event and post-event averages):
I'd like to reproduce this effect in SSRS, but am not sure how to tackle it. I've tried using an approach where I added two category groups, both pointing to the date-time column, and applying filters to them (one <= the cutoff date, the other >=).
I then added my sales data twice, with the idea I could somehow connect them to the individual category groups, but that does not seem possible.
Has anyone tried anything like this before, or would have a different approach to achieve what I'm trying to get?
Thanks!
I managed to get this to work, and figured I'd share how to do it.
My dataset contains a field called DATEKEY, which stores the date in the format YYYYMMDD. It's possible to use this in an expression and evaluate the date for a specific row. In case the expression evaluates to true, we display the value. If not, we display a blank string.
In case we want to show the values prior to the date, the expression would be:
=IIF(Fields!DATEKEY.Value <= 20130601, Avg(Fields!My_NUMBER.Value), "")
The second series can then be made by reversing the symbol:
=IIF(Fields!DATEKEY.Value >= 20130601, Avg(Fields!My_NUMBER.Value), "")
The graph then looks like this: