DAX "No Data" Message Measure

Returns a friendly message when a measure would otherwise show blank, for use in a card visual.

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DAX code

Total Sales (With No Data Message) =
VAR Result = [Total Sales]
RETURN
    IF(ISBLANK(Result), "No data for this selection", FORMAT(Result, "$#,##0"))

Notes

Depends on the Total Sales measure from this library; the result becomes text, so it can't be used inside further numeric calculations.

Requirements

Builds on these measures

How to use this measure

  1. In Power BI Desktop, select the table that should hold the measure and choose New measure on the ribbon.
  2. Paste the code, then replace the placeholder table and column names with your own. The My table names fields above do this for you.
  3. Run it through the DAX Formatter if you want it laid out in your team's style.

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