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MDXScript(Model) calculation Error

I am trying to create a simple moving average for my area chart and I keep getting the following error. "A column specified in the call to function 'datesbetween' is not of type date. this is not sup...
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    Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    I suggest you to create a DimDate table with continuous date if you want to use DATESBETWEEN() which is a time intelligence function.

    Try CALENDAR() or CALENDARAUTO().

    DimDate = ADDCOLUMNS( CALENDARAUTO(),"Year",YEAR([Date]),"Month",MONTH([Date]))

    My Sample:

    Measure:

    Measure = 
AVERAGEX(
DATESBETWEEN(DimDate[Date],MIN(DimDate[Date]),MAX(DimDate[Date])),
CALCULATE(sum('Data (10)'[Count]))
)

    Then add Year/Month columns into Axis. Result is as below.

     

    Best Regards,
    Rico Zhou

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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Anonymous
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4 years ago

Hello, that still didn't work. I did not get an error in DAX but when I input the measure in my chart it did not add a simple moving average (SMA). 

Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
Not applicable
4 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

 

I suggest you to create a DimDate table with continuous date if you want to use DATESBETWEEN() which is a time intelligence function.

Try CALENDAR() or CALENDARAUTO().

DimDate = ADDCOLUMNS( CALENDARAUTO(),"Year",YEAR([Date]),"Month",MONTH([Date]))

My Sample:

Measure:

Measure = 
AVERAGEX(
DATESBETWEEN(DimDate[Date],MIN(DimDate[Date]),MAX(DimDate[Date])),
CALCULATE(sum('Data (10)'[Count]))
)

Then add Year/Month columns into Axis. Result is as below.

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.