7 Replies Latest reply on Apr 20, 2017 1:13 PM by Nathan Flanagan

LOD with If statement

Nathan Flanagan Apr 20, 2017 9:58 AM

I have tried to create this LOD calculated field.

IF ISNULL([Clear Dt])

THEN

{ FIXED [ID]: AVG([Total Cost])}

END

I would assume this to take the average of each [ID] and then if I sum the dimension when I display the field, it should return 17 thousand and something. Instead, I see that it is summing each of the values of the [total cost] without first finding the average. I don't know why this doesn't work and would love any help or suggestions.

Here is a packaged workbook as well. I hope it works, this is the first time posting a question.

Thanks, Nathan Flanagan

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1. Re: LOD with If statement

Justin Larson Apr 20, 2017 10:04 AM (in response to Nathan Flanagan)

not so far off:

{ FIXED [ID]: avg(IF ISNULL([Clear Dt]) then [Total Cost] end ) }
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2. Re: LOD with If statement

Deepak Rai Apr 20, 2017 10:05 AM (in response to Nathan Flanagan)
Hi Nathan,
Your calculation is Correct. Just Change your SUM to Avg in the Text Label. Right Click>Measure>AVerage.
Thanks
Deepak

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Justin Larson Apr 20, 2017 10:34 AM (in response to Deepak Rai)

@Deepak Rai, if he does this and then pulls Id off the shelf, the result is 6648, which I do not believe is what he's after.
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Deepak Rai Apr 20, 2017 10:39 AM (in response to Justin Larson)

Hi Justin,
In his LOD , his intention is to FIX it to ID, So pulling off IDs from Rows doesn't come into Picture. That would be a different scenario.
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Deepak

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5. Re: LOD with If statement

Nathan Flanagan Apr 20, 2017 10:44 AM (in response to Deepak Rai)

Thanks for the help!
Okay, I don't think I explained my self well enough.
So, we have more one with multiple id's with on price. And we have another Id with a different price. The price will repeat for the same id. There fore I want to find the average of each id. Then I want to find the sum of those.
Since there is one Id with an average of 11 thousand. And an Id with 8 rows of 6 thousand each. I want it to return one one row of 6 thousand and one row of 11. So when I sum it up it will equal 11 thousand.
Does that make sense?

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Nathan Flanagan
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6. Re: LOD with If statement

Justin Larson Apr 20, 2017 10:52 AM (in response to Nathan Flanagan)

That's how I understood your original post. See the alteration in my original reply. Should do the trick.
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7. Re: LOD with If statement

Nathan Flanagan Apr 20, 2017 1:13 PM (in response to Justin Larson)

Justin,
That worked perfectly!

Thanks so much,
-Nathan Flanagan
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