Analysis :: Conditional Filter In DAX

Aug 4, 2015

I need to conditionally include a filter in the below DAX query such a way that if an Account_ID is passed (as client side parameter) the filter should be included in the query otherwise if it is zero, the query should return results across all account. For example, if total purchase is queried for Account_ID=2 the query should be like this:

evaluate
calculatetable (
addcolumns (
summarize (
'Event'

[code]...

but if the Account_ID is passed as zero, condition 'Event'[Account_ID] = 2 should be removed.Is this possible to implement in DAX?

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Filter Nulls Using Conditional Split

Sep 26, 2007



Hi All,

May be this has already been answered . but I didnt find anything while I was searching, so heres the questions.

How do I filter out all my records that have a particular column as not NULL , I wanna use conditional split to do this, say for example my table has three columns col1, col2 ,col3 I want all the records where col3 is not null, how do I write
"col3 is not null" using expression in conditional split?

Thanks

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Mar 26, 2008



I am using Conditinal split in my package. I need to remove certain rows which are matching my criteria. The criteria requires using wild card characters like, first_name = '%john%'.

How do I achieve this?
Please help

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Sep 8, 2015

I'm having what i think it's a strange error in CALCULATE function:

Calculation:=CALCULATE( DISTINCTCOUNT([SK_CUSTOMER]); 'fact x'[_sales net]<>0)

where _sales net is a calculated column, sum of 3 existing columns lets call columnA , columnB, columnC

This calculation doesn't work well, the results seem to be like as if _sales net was only equal to columnA.

Naturally I've already done build deploy and full process.

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Sep 9, 2015

I am trying to get a list of years from a Date dimension that includes a limited number of values.  I want the current year and the previous 5 years.  The year number in the cube is actually a char(4) value so I will have to cast that.

Also I want to alias the field, since Im using this list to use as a parameter in an SSRS report.

The MDX I have at the moment is this:<br/>
WITH
MEMBER [SALESYEAR] AS
CInt([DimCalendar].[Year].CURRENTMEMBER)

SELECT 
NULL ON COLUMNS,FILTER(
[DimCalendar].[Year].MEMBERS , [SALESYEAR] > 2012) ON ROWS
FROM [MySalescube]

The above returns empty, but I also need to define an expression that is the current year - 5 years

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Aug 13, 2015

For example, I have a Date dimension with attributes like Current Day and Current Month. If I run the following, I get exactly what I expect: a list of the days in the current month.

select
NULL on 0,
[Case - Date - PSPT Entry].[Year - Quarter - Month].[Date] on 1
from [Customer Support]
where
[Case - Date - PSPT Entry].[Current Month].&[True]

When I run the following, I'm getting a list of the days in the current month *plus the first couple days of the next month*. with

set [Days of Interest]
as
filter([Case - Date - PSPT Entry].[Year - Quarter - Month].[Date], [Case - Date - PSPT Entry].[Current Month].&[True])
select
NULL on 0,
[Days of Interest] on 1
from [Customer Support]

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Jun 10, 2013

I'm trying to create a percentile rank function based on the standard WIKI version:

I've seen Brian Knight's article here, but that only deals with percentile.

Where I'm struggling is getting the count of members in a set using a measure, in the current context on the same hierarchy, as the filter expression. I'm using the comparative set as in belonging to the same geographical location, and therefore associating by another attribute.

So, cl as below:

MEMBER [Measures].[RegionPercentileCount] AS
Count(
Filter(
NonEmpty(
descendants(Ancestor(
[Supplier].[NameMap].CurrentMember,
[Supplier].[NameMap].[Region]),
[Supplier].[NameMap].[Supplier Id]),
[Measures].[ActiveMeasure])
, [Measures].[ActiveMeasure] <
([Supplier].[NameMap].CurrentMember,
[Measures].[ActiveMeasure])))

Using the same measure and context hierarchy is always going to be equal, and therefore the count is always zero. Its almost as if I need a nested context for the FILTER which allows me to use enumerate the set on the same hierarchy whilst maintaining the external reference. 

I'm thinking that perhaps I'm going to have to create another hierarchy and use that as the filter set and reference through StrToMember or similar.

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Sep 23, 2015

I have an existing MDX query returning the correct resultset. However, I want to add a filter so that for a combination of value in Hierarchy1 and Hierarchy2, the data is filtered out.

For example I have data like

H1    H2   Amount
1      1      100
2      1      50
3      1     45

I am getting a value of 100+50+45=195.

I want to filter the data for the combination H1=3 and H2=1. Expected result would be 100...

H1    H2   Amount
1      1      100
2      1      50

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I have been living in the T-SQL world for years, and am working on my first Tabular model.

I have a fact table that I would like to use for many reports. My idea is that I would use Perspectives in the tabular model to pull in the columns that I need for each purpose. In some cases, I also need to filter out some rows. Is there a way to filter perspectives? The only solution I am coming up with is to create views in SQL Server and import the fact table multiple times for each purpose. That doesn't seem very efficient.

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Oct 6, 2004

I have a big table with several types of transsactions: PO (Puchase Orders, SO,( Sales orders), INV (Invoices) ....
I want to create cubes with only one type of transactions (1 cube for PO,...)

Where and how can I filter the rows I want to use in my cube ?

Thanks

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May 27, 2015

My requirement is to count the customer order number for premium order type orders which has some order quantity.I am using below MDX

count

Filter
(([Customer Order].[Dim Customer Orderkey].[Dim Customer Orderkey].members,
[Outbound Order Attributes].[Order Type].&[P]),[Measures].[Ordered, pcs]>0 ) ,
)

The result is accurate but the query execution time is 3-4 minutes for 10 fact records, when i use multiple dimension. it is showing me 0 valus for this measure for all the members for the dimesion attribute which doen't have any customer order. example it shows all the member of date dimension. is there any way to reduce the rows. i think this is the reason to take more execution time.when i use EXCCLUDEEMPTY the result is NULL

count

Filter
(([Customer Order].[Dim Customer Orderkey].[Dim Customer Orderkey].members,
[Outbound Order Attributes].[Order Type].&[C]),[Measures].[Shipped, pcs]>0 ) ,
EXCLUDEEMPTY)

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Oct 22, 2015

We have two measures

[Measures].[NSPO]
is in FACT1  Measure Group
[Measures].[NetSignedPremium] is in FACT2  Measure Group

The requirement is Measure.[NetPremium] should be the greater of

[Measures].[NSPO] OR [Measures].[NetSignedPremium].
 
All three measures are created in the cube and this logic is to be applied in the Calculations section of the cube.

Using an IIF statement like one mentioned below does the job, but data does not aggregate correctly for the

Measure.[NetPremium]
Measure.[NetPremium] = IIF ([Measures].[NetSignedPremium] > [Measures].[NSPO], [Measures].[NetSignedPremium] , [Measures].[NSPO])

To ensure that the columns are aggregated I have to use a SCOPE statement at the leaf level

[01 UWR Reference].[UWR Reference].Members  
 
SCOPE(
    FILTER( NONEMPTY( [01 UWR Reference].[UWR Reference].Members   ) ,
          ( ( ([Measures].[Net Signed Premium Rcvd])
          - ( [Measures].[NSPOTest]  )  )
             < 0 )  )) ;
        This =   [Measures].[Net Signed Premium Rcvd]  ;       
END SCOPE;  

My problem is the FILTER within the SCOPE statement does not work. How to modify the filter in SCOPE? OR How to make IIF Aggregate correctly?

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Jul 24, 2015

SSAS 2008 R2

Is it possible to filter out a measure only at the intersection of Two dimension members? I have a date dimension,  a Hospital dimension and a wait time measure.

For Example, is it possible to filter out Wait time for Bayside Hospital for the Month of June 2015?

I want Wait time to continue to be displayed for all other months and roll up into the totals without the filtered value.

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I am unable to find solution for the problem while writing a Named Set in my cube.

I have a calculated measures which gives me difference in Sales in PERCENTAGE (%).

When I try to filter out those product codes which went a less than 5 %, I get no records.

I have also tried to filter direct values lets say - Products with sales > 100000 which is working fine.

Following is sample of my Named Set

FILTER([X].[Products Code].members, [Measures].[Diff in Sales]<5)

I believe as the values are in percentage, I am facing this issue.

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Oct 26, 2015

I am pretty new to MDX and am having trouble getting what I need out of this MDX query. Some business rules:

Gross Amount applies to all clients, whether Type A or Type B.  I always want to return Gross Amount.Some clients are Type A, some are Type B, some are both, and some are neither.There are Type A Net Amount and Type B Net Amount values for all clients, but I only want to display the Type A Net value if the client is a Type A client, only Type B if the client is a Type B, or both for both, and neither for neither.  I would like to return blank/null, not $0.00, for those values that should not be displayed.

Here's the basic query.  

SELECT { [Measures].[Gross Amount],
[Measures].[Type A Net Amount],
[Measures].[Type B Net Amount]
} ON COLUMNS,
NON EMPTY {[Dim Client].[Parent Client Code].[Parent Client Code] *
[Dim Client].[Child Client Code].[Child Client Code] *
[Dim Client].[Is Type A].CHILDREN *
[Dim Client].[Is Type B].CHILDREN
} ON ROWS
FROM ClientInfo

Here's the DESIRED output........

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Jul 24, 2015

Basically our cube contains two different Facts:

- Sales Volume: Information about sold articles to a customer incl. Selling date
- Survey: irregular answered survey questions about customers incl. date of answer
and three Dimensions:
- Customer
- Date
- Survey Answer: Information about possible Answer values (e.g. Yes / No)

Relations:
Fact: Sales Volume  ------>  Dim: Customer  <------  Fact: Survey   ------>  Dim: Survey Answer
                    '-------------->      Dim: Date       <----------------'

We would like to be able to determine the aggregated sales volume (sum) of a customer for a specific period depending on the latest survey answer within this period.

For example:
Selected Time period: Jan - Jul 2015
Sales Volume Customer X - Jan - Jul 2015: 1000 Litres
Sales Volume Customer Y - Jan - Jul 2015: 500 Litres

Surveys answered:

15th Jan 15: Customer X, Survey Question A: Yes
2nd Mar 15: Customer X, Survey Question A: No
20th Apr 15: Customer X, Survey Question A: Yes

10th Feb 15: Customer Y, Survey Question A: Yes
20th Jul 15: Customer Y, Survey Question A: No

Latest survey answer (Jan-Jul) Customer X, Question A: Yes
Latest survey answer (Jan-Jul) Customer Y, Question A: No

Excel Pivot should show something like this:

Question       |      Latest Answer:     Yes                |       No         |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A                    |     1000 Litres     |    500 Litres    |

How this is possible and has to be implemented?

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Jun 3, 2015

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Nov 30, 2015

I have developed a cube in my work place for analyzing current year sales with previous year sales in Time Hierarchy (Year- Quarter- Month) using Parallel period. If we want to see data for particular Quarters i.e. Q1 and Q2 then total at the year level should also get change. Currently if we only choose 2 quarters in the filter then current year data gets change, however data using parallel period is not getting change accordingly and its shows Total of full year.

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Nov 12, 2015

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May 14, 2015

One of my models has order data, cost per order/invoice ID and then dimensions on Fiscal Year, category, etc...the usual.

A user wanted to search it for an exact order amount.  (They knew for example that one of our accounts was not balancing by single order worth $746.13 and assumed it must be an order that was placed but never marked shipped that slipped through the cracks).

Now, in the model I have "order amount" as a field and then a measure that sums that.

I could expose that "order amount" field as a label and let them filter on it in Excel (and that works).

However, I haven't had any luck filtering on the actual measure "Total Order Amount".  Such as OrderID-> View Filter -> "Total Order Amount" equals 746.13.

I assume this is due to a few things:

Measure calculates at different levels so filtering on a measure is difficult as you would have to place all the "slicers" and set them first before the measure would "exist" at a level where it could be $746.13.  Orders by year would have $746.13 as part of it's year sum, but wouldn't exist as a stand alone line item orders by year 2015 might be 2 million. 

Orders by category might exist at 500,000, 8,000, 15,146.36, etc... but not $746.13.

So I would need OrderID on there as a column so the measure could return at the value of $746.13 for one row for it to match the filter?

Basically:
1. Why it can't really filter on a measure?
2. Is there a better way to accomplish this other than exposing the actual column in the fact table "order amount" as it feels like that could cause all kinds of confusion if other users try to slice/filter on that not realizing exactly what it is meant to be?

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I have serious doubts about the performance and for this technique because I am thinking as a .Net developer and not as a cube developer. Maybe it is better to resolve it scoping the measures but I cannot figure it out.

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Sep 9, 2015

I have been following the tutorial/blog post HERE to create an annualization (or "run rate") of my Gross Amount measure.  What I want to do now is exclude any period that is not "complete".  

For example, if today is 9/9 then Q3 is not complete - only Q1 and Q2 are complete.  And if I'm looking at it monthly then January through August are complete, but September is not.

Cells B5 and D5 look exactly as I expect and want them to be. On row 6 below under each "Gross Annualized" value I have basically just put the formula for what it's actually doing.

What I would like to see in the blue cell is $67,211,697,268 - essentially the most recent annualization for a completed period. The annualization for Q3 is misleading because the quarter has not yet completed.  There's $16b in Q1 and $17b in Q2, so the measly $78m in Q3 (yellow cell) is dragging the annualization down significantly. Even worse, the Gross Amount for Q4 is being treated as a $0.00, which is further dragging down the "2015 Gross Annualized" amount in blue. In a T-SQL average calculation, for example, I think the green cell would be treated as NULL rather than $0.  That's kind of the behavior I want.

So I would like to do two things:

Create a calculation (probably just a 0 or 1 flag) that indicates whether the current period is complete or not.  Again, using 9/9/2015 as an example, Q2 would be complete but Q3 would not be. And August would be complete, but September would not. Make the blue cell show $67,211,697,268 - an annualization based on completed quarters only.

For whatever it's worth here is the current calculation for Gross Annualized.

CREATE MEMBER CURRENTCUBE.[Measures].[Gross YTD]
AS AGGREGATE(
YTD([Pay Date].[Calendar].CurrentMember)
,[Measures].[Gross Amount]),
FORMAT_STRING = "Currency",
VISIBLE = 0;

[Code] .....

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May 3, 2015

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I tried doing having but because it’s two measures and not a tuple with a dimension it writes an eror.My query is something like:

SELECT
  [Measures].[Distinct Number of Users ]
having [Measures].[User Cost] >0
 ON
COLUMNS,

[code]....
 
Please note, that I want it in a MDX query not needing to change the cube or DWH table.

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Apr 15, 2008

Hello,

Here is my problem:


I use SQL Server 2005. I have approx. 50 tables in my database and 30 of them have a filed named "CompanyID". Example:
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Also there are nearly 200 stored procedures that read data from these tables. Example:
create procedure ABCasbegin /* some checks and expressions here ... */ select ... from A inner join B on (A.ID = B.REF_ID) where ... /* ... */end;

All my queries in the Stored procedure does not filter the tables by CompanyID, so they process the entire data.

However, now we have a requirement to separate the data for each company. That means that we have to put a filter by CompanyID to each of those 20 tables in each query where the tables appear.

Firstly, I put the CompanyID in the context so now its value is accessible through the context_info() function. Thus I do not need now to pass it as a parameter to the stored procedures.

However, I don't know what is the easiest and fastest way to filter the tables. Example:

I modified the above mentioned procedure in the following way:
create procedure ABCasbegin /* some checks and expressions here ... */
-- gets the CompanyID from the context: DECLARE @CompanyID int; SELECT @CompanyID = CONVERT(float, CONVERT(varchar(128), context_info()))
select ... from A inner join B on (A.ID = B.REF_ID) where ...
and A.COMPANYID = @CompanyID and B.COMPANYID = @CompanyID /* ... */end;

Now I have the desired filter by CompanyID. However, modifying over 200 stored procedures is rather tedious work and I don't think that this is the best approach. Is there any functionality in SQL Server that can provide the possibility to put an automatic filter to the tables.
For example: when I wrote "SELECT * FROM A", the actual statements to be executed would be "SELECT * FROM A WHERE CompanyID = CONVERT(float, CONVERT(varchar(128), context_info()))".

I was looking for something like "INSTEAD OF SELECT" triggers but I didn't manage to find any answer.

I would very grateful is someone suggests a solution for something like "global table filter" (that will help me make an easy refactoring)?


Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Beroetz

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My current situation here is that users tend to say that this should not happen, since no pertinent information is contained in the report, why would they receive email with blank data in it.


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GoodID int not null,               
PriceDeliver decimal(18, 2) not null,               
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I am using

SSAS: version 2008
Excel: version 2013

I am connecting to SSAS cube from Excel and I have date dimension with 4 fields (I have others but I don't use it for this case). I created 4 fields in order to test all possible scenarios that I could think of:

DateKey:
    - Type: System.Integer
    - Value: yyyyMMdd
Date:
    - Type: System.DateTime
DateStr0:
    - Type: System.String
    - Value: dd/MM/yyyy (note: I am not using US culture)
    - Example: 01/11/2015  
DateStr1:
    - Type: System.String
    - Value: %d/%M/yyyy (note: I am not using US culture) 
    - Example: 1/11/2015  

Filtering on date is working fine:

Initially, in excel, filtering on date was not working. But after changing dimensional type to time, and setting  DataType to Date, as mentioned in [URL] filter is working fine as you can see in the picture.Grouping on date is not working:

I have hierarchy in my Date dimension and I can group based on hierarchy, no problem. But user is used to pre-build grouping function of excel, and he wants to use that. Pre-build functions of Excel, Group and ungroup seems to be available as you can see in following picture:

But when user clicks 'Group', excel groups it as if it is a string, and that is the problem. User wants to group using pre-build grouping function available in Pivot table. I also find out that Power Pivot Table does not support this excel grouping functionality. And if I understood well, this pre-build grouping functionality of excel, needs to do calculation at run time, and that is not viable solution if you have millions of rows. So Power pivot table does not support pre-build grouping functionality of excel and hence we need to use dimension hierarchy to do the grouping. But I am not using Power Pivot table, I am using simple Pivot Table. So I expect grouping functionality to be working fine. Then I tried to do simple test. I created a simple data source in excel itself. And use it as source of my Pivot table. Then grouping is working fine. The only difference that I can see is (When double click the Measure value in Excel),For date values of my simple test, excel consider them as 'Date'.

For date values of my data coming from cube, excel consider them as 'General'

    2.1. But value here is same as it was in simple test.

    2.2. 'Date Filter' works just fine.

    2.3. If I just select this cell and unselect it, then excel change type to 'Date' though for that cell. 

    2.4. I have created 4 different types of fields in my date dimension thinking that values of attribute of my dimension might be the problem, but excel consider 'General' for all of them.

    2.5 This value (that can be seen when double clicking on measure) comes from 'Name Column' of the attribute. And the DataType defined is WChar. And I thought that might be the reason of issue. And I changed it to 'Date'. But SSAS does not allow it to change to 'Date' giving error : The 'Date' data type is not allowed for the 'NameColumn' property; 'WChar' should be used.

So, I don't know, what is the puzzle piece that I am missing.

1. Date filter works, group does not work

2. Excel consider it as 'General' string.

3. SSAS does not allow to change 'NameColumn' to Date.

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