Using ALLEXCEPT vs ALL VALUES
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ส.ค. 2021
- ALLEXCEPT is a handy DAX function to retrieve all the columns of a table except for some. When used as a CALCULATE modifier, its behavior is less intuitive and might result in inaccurate measures. In this video, we elaborate on the most common mistake when using ALLEXCEPT in CALCULATE.
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This is such a perfectly explained example, that not only clarifies how and when to use each function, but also helps me to understand filter context in DAX generally.
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I like how you typed the outer / inner filters in the comments of the measure. Very helpful to visualize those elements. Also summarize for multiple restored col is helpful!
I love how you walked through the Filter context with comments in the Measure. That helped my understanding.
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Learning something new about using SUMMARIZE as the filter modifier. Great. :)
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Very helpful. I have been using ALLEXCEPT for so long and been facing some problems. This approach of Removefilters and Values is so easy and better
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I cracked my head for a looooong time around the exact same problem until I somehow figured out the REMOVEFILTERS & VALUES solution :) So good to see it from the masters as well!
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One question, in the end result I see a problem I have often and can’t solve most of the time. It shows a total of 100 for percentages but because of the filter it is not correct in this context. How best to not show it if it is not the actual total?
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Hello Loved this one. Though my dying situation is that I want to keep the filtes which are passed with drill trhough and on top of that I want to apply a topn filtes specific for a category and this also needs to give right number of rows when export in Excel
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Thank you for the video but more for article , I recently wrote two formulas one ALLEXCEP the Other ALL and VALUES, and have been trying to understand why ; ALL and Values;
RTM All and Values 2 :=
CALCULATE (
[Tsales],
FILTER ( ALL ( Table1[Date] ), Table1[Date]
Many Thanks...
Conclusion for this use case. ALLEXCEPT(Continent) depends on the filters applied to the visual. Thus, it can break if the 'Continent' drill disappears. A better, more robust option, is to enforce the Continent filter using REMOVE FILTERS(Country) + VALUES(Continent).
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Hi Alberto
very good explanation Thanks
But I have question if I have multiple hierarchy category like :
countryxcategory, category , product, sales amount
I want to show the sum of sales amount by countryxcategory . And if I apply the filter in slicer by product or any field from table it should show the sum of sales amount by countryxcategory like you show in video And it should not change the total amount but category if I apply any filter and slicer on category product but this logic cannot work can you tell me why?
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Great video, as usual 😊
Please, I have a question: if a slicer filters by Gender or Age (ie by a column of the Customer table), how can I keep its filters? My solution is the following
PercOverContinent 100% =
VAR SelSales = [Sales Amount]
VAR ConSales =
CALCULATE (
[Sales Amount],
ALLSELECTED(),
VALUES (Customer[Continent] )
)
VAR Result = DIVIDE ( SelSales, ConSales )
RETURN Result
It's OK? Is there a better way to accomplish this? Are there any videos addressing this issue?
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I do need to represent two Curves in my PBI report, Plan and Actual, using the example above I created the plan curve easily even using a modifier it came out 100% perfect. But how can I make the second one and place it in the same visual? If I do the same I will have both showing 100% which is not right.
Plan = 100% / Actual = 65%
Plan = 95% / Actual = 63%
and so on.....
I really need your expertise on this. Thanks in advance.
thank you so much, I was very confused, so with your explanation, right now I have clear the difference between them. but instead of "remove filters" you could use "ALL" as well, Right?
Yes of course!
Thnank you for the explanation! you make it look so easy! I would have one follow up question, if possible. I found that this formula also seems to work: High month TRY = sumx(VALUES('Date'[Calendar Year Month]),
CALCULATE([Is high month], ALL('Date'[Date])))
Is it because we remove the filter conext on the day? but we are left with the year/month context?
You remove the filter only on Date this way. If you have a filter over another column (e.g. week, holiday, season, day of week) it wouldn't be removed.
ALLEXCEPT() removes all filter, except columns specified.
REMOVEFILTER() and VALUE() is a better alternative.
Thank you very much, this is really clear. In this pattern, is it possible to replace VALUES with DISTINCT? Thx
Yes, but this way you remove any "blank" value and this could return unexpected result if you have an invalid relationship (values on the many side that do not match any value on the one-side, like a customer code that does not exist in the customer table).
@@SQLBI thank you very much, really clear!
legend.
i have created a same data set in test power bi desktop file but it is not working here i dont know why
When there is no filter context present on Continent and hence ALLEXCEPT makes filter context null, you mentioned that Sales Amount is of entire world. So by that logic % for France should have been 100%. Having said that, I am certainly missing something, but unable to figure out what is that I am missing. Can you please help?
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REMOVEFILTER is not available in Excel DAX, i have solved using All function.
.
VAR SelSales = [Sales Amount]
VAR ContinentSales = CALCULATE(Sales[Sales Amount],ALL(Customer), SUMMARIZE(Customer,Customer[Continent]))
VAR Result = DIVIDE(SelSales,ContinentSales)
Return
Result
My Detail message is not showing here i dont know why ? i have query and i am struggling with this logic .
Please can you do a video about 'PLACEHOLDER" error in DAX. Thanks!
What do you mean exactly?
@@SQLBI The comment is not in reference to this video but in general.
It would be great if you guys can provide more information about PLACEHOLDER errors, what are they, why do they occur and how can they be resolved.
I hope I was clear now.
Not much - what do you mean by PLACEHOLDER errors exactly?
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Hi @alberto ferrari, can you please share me the data model which you are using here ?
Use the link to article/download in the video description.
@@SQLBI Thank you.
When exactly ALLEXCEPT is useful then?
For example to avoid circular dependencies in calculated columns.
See www.sqlbi.com/articles/avoiding-circular-dependency-errors-in-dax/
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Hi Alberto
very good explanation Thanks
But I have question if I have multiple hierarchy category like :
countryxcategory, category , product, sales amount
I want to show the sum of sales amount by countryxcategory . And if I apply the filter in slicer by product or any field from table it should show the sum of sales amount by countryxcategory like you show in video And it should not change the total amount but category if I apply any filter and slicer on category product but this logic cannot work can you tell me why?