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Contribution calculations are typically done using a combination of Measured Values and arithmetic operations.

 

Consider the following raw data:

Product Store Month Sales
Shoes Store A January 10 
Shoes Store A February 20 
Shirt Store A January 30 
Shirt  Store B February 40 
Pants Store A January 50 

Contribution of Product Sales to Total Sales

We use the ALL function to indicate that [Sum Sales] needs to be calculated in the scope of all Members of the Products Dimension.

[Product] [Sum Sales] ( [Sum Sales], ALL([Product]) )
Shoes 30 {10+20} 150 {30+70+50}
Shirt 70 {30+40} 150
Pants 50 {50} 150

Notice that the the value of this formula is identical for all Products.  To calculate the contribution of sales to total sales:

[Product] [Sum Sales] / ( [Sum Sales], ALL([Product]) )
Shoes 0.20 (30/150)
Shirt 0.47 (70/150)
Pants 0.33 (50/150)

 

Contribution of Product Sales to Total Sales of Filtered Products

Similarly, we can use a Filter inside a Measured Value to calculate a Measure in the scope of the Members returned by the Filter.  Assume the Filter [Top 2 Products] returns the following results:

[Top 2 Products] [Sum Sales]
Shirt 70
Pants 50

If we place this Filter inside a Measured Value, we can calculate total sales for the top 2 products:

[Top 2 Products] [Sum Sales] ( [Sum Sales], [Top 2 Products] )
Shirt 70 120 (70+50)
Pants 50 120

Notice that the the value of this formula is identical for all Products.  To calculate the contribution of sales to total sales of the top 2 products:

[Top 2 Products] [Sum Sales] / ( [Sum Sales], [Top 2 Products] )
Shirt 0.58 {70/120}
Pants 0.42 {50/120}

 

Contribution of Product Sales Per Store to Total Product Sales

Assuming the raw data above, Product sales per store is:

[Store] [Product] [Sum Sales]
Store A Shoes 30
Store A Shirt 30
Store A Pants 50
Store B Shirt 40

We use the ALL function to indicate that [Sum Sales] needs to be calculated in the scope of all Members of the Product and Store Dimensions.

[Store] [Product] [Sum Sales] ( [Sum Sales], ALL([Product]), ALL([Store]) )
Store A Shoes 30 150 {30+30+50+40}
Store A Shirt 30 150
Store A Pants 50 150
Store B Shirt 40 150

Notice that the the value of this formula is identical for all rows.  To calculate the contribution of sales to total sales:

[Store] [Product] [Sum Sales] / ( [Sum Sales], ALL([Product]), ALL([Store]) )
Store A Shoes 0.20 {30/150}
Store A Shirt 0.20 {30/150}
Store A Pants 0.34 {50/150}
Store B Shirt 0.26 {40/150}

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