topic Re: DAX Week to week difference to calculate an average usage in DAX Commands and Tips

DAX Week to week difference to calculate an average usage

mdennis05 — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:29:02 GMT

I am developing an inventory dashboard. Each week there will be a weekly count. I would like to calculation the average usage. I know I need to calculate the difference from each week's count for an item then average this. However, I am getting nowhere on it.

Last Week = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Count'[Product Name]), 'Calendar'[Week Num] = MAX('Calendar'[Week Num])-1)


Weekly Average = AVERAGEX(SUMMARIZE('Count','Count'[Quantity], "toAverage",[Last Week]),[Last Week])

This is returning 1 for values. which is correct then blank for others that should have a value.

My end goal is to use this as a minimum ordering level for 2 months. Multiplying the average weekly usage by 8.

Re: DAX Week to week difference to calculate an average usage

some_bih — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:03:22 GMT

Hi mdennis05 try v2 below

Last Week v2 =

VAR __week_filt= MAX('Calendar'[Week Num])-1

CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Count'[Product Name]), 'Calendar'[Week Num] = __week_filt)

Weekly Average = AVERAGEX(SUMMARIZE('Count','Count'[Quantity], "toAverage",[Last Week]),[Last Week])

Re: DAX Week to week difference to calculate an average usage

bhanu_gautam — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:07:26 GMT

mdennis05 Try using

Calculate the previous week's count:

LastWeekCount =
CALCULATE(
SUM('Count'[Quantity]),
'Calendar'[Week Num] = MAX('Calendar'[Week Num]) - 1
)

Calculate the difference from the previous week:

DAX
WeekDifference =
SUM('Count'[Quantity]) - [LastWeekCount]

Calculate the average of these differences:

DAX
AverageWeeklyUsage =
AVERAGEX(
SUMMARIZE(
'Count',
'Calendar'[Week Num],
"WeeklyDiff", [WeekDifference]
),
[WeeklyDiff]
)

Calculate the minimum ordering level for 2 months (8 weeks):

MinOrderingLevel = [AverageWeeklyUsage] * 8

Re: DAX Week to week difference to calculate an average usage

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:22:14 GMT

Hi mdennis05,

Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.

It looks like you want to calculate the average of usage from your inventory dashboard. As bhanu_gautam and some_bih both responded to your query, please go through their responses and mark the helpful reply as solution.

I would also take a moment to thank bhanu_gautam and some_bih, for actively participating in the community forum and for the solutions you’ve been sharing in the community forum. Your contributions make a real difference.

If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know.

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Hammad.
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Re: DAX Week to week difference to calculate an average usage

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:56:01 GMT

Hi mdennis05,

As we haven’t heard back from you, so just following up to our previous message. I'd like to confirm if you've successfully resolved this issue or if you need further help.

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Re: DAX Week to week difference to calculate an average usage

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:20:01 GMT

Hi mdennis05,

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Re: DAX Week to week difference to calculate an average usage

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:26:50 GMT

Hi mdennis05,

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