Adding an average bar to chart

user060355
user060355 Member
in Charting

I have the following chart and I'd like to add a dynamic average bar that would change for each value on the x-axis. In other words, this "average" would be plotted for each month and should change with each month such that it represents the average of all values for that given month. The result should not be constant across all months.

Is this doable?


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  • jaeW_at_Onyx
    jaeW_at_Onyx Coach
    Answer ✓

    Append the dataset onto itself and replace the 'country' with 'Average'.

    Write a beast mode, 

    case when country = 'average' then avg(amount) else sum(amount) end


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  • jaeW_at_Onyx
    jaeW_at_Onyx Coach
    Answer ✓

    Append the dataset onto itself and replace the 'country' with 'Average'.

    Write a beast mode, 

    case when country = 'average' then avg(amount) else sum(amount) end


    Jae Wilson
    Check out my 🎥 Domo Training YouTube Channel 👨‍💻

    **Say "Thanks" by clicking the ❤️ in the post that helped you.
    **Please mark the post that solves your problem by clicking on "Accept as Solution"
  • user060355
    user060355 Member

    What do you mean by "append the dataset onto itself"?

  • GrantSmith
    GrantSmith Coach

    @user060355

    @jaeW_at_Onyx is suggesting you take your data, replace the country column with the 'average' value, then append that back to the original dataset.

    It'll look something like this:

    Screen Shot 2021-06-11 at 1.08.23 PM.png

    Then you can utilize his beast mode to plot the average instead of the sum for the average amount.

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  • user060355
    user060355 Member

    @GrantSmith @jaeW_at_Onyx

    Genius! Mind blown :)

    Thank you!

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