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Conditional Formatting basede on previous values the Matrix columns
Hi, can someone tell me if we can format the values of the Matrix as required:
The Icon un each row depends of value on the previous column on that same row.
You can create this measure:
Icon =
VAR _val =
CALCULATE ( SUM ( Sales[Sales] ) )
-
CALCULATE ( SUM ( Sales[Sales] ),
PREVIOUSMONTH ( 'DateTime'[Date] ) )
RETURN
SWITCH ( TRUE (),
_val < 0, -1,
_val = 0, 0,
_val > 0, 1 )Change the RED to match your columns!
Then, on your matrix, go to the format properties.
Under conditional formatting, select the column and turn on icons, then click advanced editor:In advanced controls, select the following options:
Want even more help with icons?! Check this awesome blog!
https://powerbi.tips/2019/07/icons-upon-icons/
Happy icon-ing :catlol: :womantongue: :robotlol:
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You can create this measure:
Icon =
VAR _val =
CALCULATE ( SUM ( Sales[Sales] ) )
-
CALCULATE ( SUM ( Sales[Sales] ),
PREVIOUSMONTH ( 'DateTime'[Date] ) )
RETURN
SWITCH ( TRUE (),
_val < 0, -1,
_val = 0, 0,
_val > 0, 1 )Change the RED to match your columns!
Then, on your matrix, go to the format properties.
Under conditional formatting, select the column and turn on icons, then click advanced editor:In advanced controls, select the following options:
Want even more help with icons?! Check this awesome blog!
https://powerbi.tips/2019/07/icons-upon-icons/
Happy icon-ing :catlol: :womantongue: :robotlol:
Hi Steve, This solution is perfect!!
Thank's
Is there a way to do this comparison against the previous week instead of the previous month?
I noticed there is no PREVIOUSWEEK() function...
Thanks!
Hi - when I follow this solution all my formatting is returning an increase from the previous month - even when there's a decrease in value. I added the measure to a matrix and all the values are 1.
My date field is in Date format and I've also tried when set to DateTime.
Can you help please?Many thanks
How does this work for colums with weeknumbers? There is no "previousweek" formula in PBI 😞
I use this formula:
Icon =VAR _val =CALCULATE ( SUM ( Datagrunnlag[Antall solgt]) )-CALCULATE ( SUM ( Datagrunnlag[Antall solgt] ),Dates[Weeknumber]-1)RETURNSWITCH ( TRUE (),_val < 0, -1,_val = 0, 0,_val > 0, 1 )
See screenshotUse a date table with an index (Example here)
The week index is rolling, with current week being 0, last week -1 and so on. So whatever week you need, you can get the week index and subtract 1 to always get the previous. This way, it doesn't matter if you week falls in a different year.
You need to assign this to a variable and filter the dates table on it:
Icon = VAR _lastweek = SELECTEDVALUE('Dates'[week index]) - 1 VAR _val = CALCULATE ( SUM ( Datagrunnlag[Antall solgt]) ) - CALCULATE ( SUM ( Datagrunnlag[Antall solgt] ), Dates[week index] = _lastweek ) RETURN SWITCH ( TRUE (), _val < 0, -1, _val = 0, 0, _val > 0, 1 )
