topic Re: Same Period one year ago in DAX Commands and Tips

Same Period one year ago

Jessica_Ballard — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:52:25 GMT

I am trying to display data from the same date range a year ago. I have tried sameperiodlast year and parallelperiod but I am getting tripped up when the date range spans accross two years for example the user selects March 1, 2022 - March 1, 2023. I want to simultaneously display data from that date range and March 1, 2021 - March 1, 2022. However, crossing years seems to be confusing my measures. Any suggestions here?

Re: Same Period one year ago

Sahir_Maharaj — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 22:55:36 GMT

Hello Jessica_Ballard,

Can you please try this:

1. Create a Measure for the Current Period

Sales_Current_Period = SUM('YourDataTable'[Sales])

2. Create a Measure for the Same Period Last Year

Sales_Same_Period_Last_Year = CALCULATE( SUM('YourDataTable'[Sales]), DATEADD('Date'[Date], -1, YEAR), FILTER( 'Date', 'Date'[Date] >= DATEADD(MIN('Date'[Date]), -1, YEAR) && 'Date'[Date] <= DATEADD(MAX('Date'[Date]), -1, YEAR) ) )

Should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

Re: Same Period one year ago

Jessica_Ballard — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:00:52 GMT

Thanks so much! I am getting an error "the first arguement to 'DATEADD' must specify a column." but i am specifying columns...ever seen this?