How to create a KPI with a sign in Power BI
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What is a KPI?
A KPI, or a key performance indicator, is a measurable target that shows how well an individual or a business is performing in terms of meeting their goals. KPIs can be financial, such as net profit or revenue, or nonfinancial, such as customer satisfaction or retention. KPIs help organizations track their progress, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and make informed decisions to improve their outcomes.
Building the KPI
We will be making this KPI:
Usually the positive values don’t show positive sign when used in a card display but for negative values the sign shows, we will create a KPI which will show both the signs whichever is applicable. But first we need to create a calendar table.
1.DAX for calendar table creation:
Calender = CALENDAR(MIN(ecommerce_data[order_date]), MAX(ecommerce_data[order_date]))
where the arguments are the start and end dates in the main table which here is…
