topic Re: Deltas within a Measure (?) in DAX Commands and Tips

Deltas within a Measure (?)

Pfoster — Tue, 13 May 2025 12:25:29 GMT

Hello all,

again, I need help because I am totally lost:

with the help of this forum, I was able to create this chart, and there is now only missing, to show the deltas between the periods (-15% between 2020 and 2021 i.e.).
But I do not have an idea, how to calculate it, because to be able to create that chart, I have the values in one measure:

YaQ_Volume =

SWITCH(

SELECTEDVALUE('Unrelated Date'[Category]),

"Year",CALCULATE([SalesFinal],FILTER(VALUES(Output[Yr]),FORMAT(Output[Yr],"#")In VALUES('Unrelated Date'[Period]))),

"Quarter",CALCULATE([SalesFinal],KEEPFILTERS(TREATAS(VALUES('Unrelated Date'[Period]),Output[QYear])),

KEEPFILTERS(Output[Yr]=MAX(Output[Yr]))))

Is there a way to insert now also the deltas between the periods?

Thank you for any tipp and advice.

Re: Deltas within a Measure (?)

DataNinja777 — Tue, 13 May 2025 13:15:06 GMT

Hi Pfoster ,

To calculate the deltas between periods in your chart using the existing YaQ_Volume measure, you can create a separate DAX measure that captures the previous period’s value and computes the percentage change. Assuming your 'Unrelated Date'[Period] column contains sortable numeric values (e.g., 2020, 2021, or Q1 as 1, Q2 as 2, etc.), use the following DAX:

YaQ_Delta = VAR CurrentValue = [YaQ_Volume] VAR PrevValue = CALCULATE( [YaQ_Volume], FILTER( ALL('Unrelated Date'), 'Unrelated Date'[Category] = MAX('Unrelated Date'[Category]) && 'Unrelated Date'[Period] = MAX('Unrelated Date'[Period]) - 1 ) ) RETURN IF( NOT ISBLANK(PrevValue), DIVIDE(CurrentValue - PrevValue, PrevValue), BLANK() )

This measure evaluates the current value and compares it to the previous period’s value by subtracting one from the current 'Unrelated Date'[Period]. It returns the percentage difference. If the previous value is blank, the measure returns blank to avoid misleading percentages. You can then display this measure as a tooltip or data label in your visual. If your period column is not numeric, this logic will need to be adjusted using a rank or index to establish chronological order.

Best regards,

Re: Deltas within a Measure (?)

v-kathullac — Wed, 14 May 2025 15:12:12 GMT

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