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Issue with DAX Formula - Can't Figure it Out

bknecht2 — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:18:02 GMT

Hey Everyone,

I'm having an issue getting the right answer from a DAX formula and hoping someone can help me out - been trying for days now (I have an example data file attached with the answer I'm hoping to get).

Esentially, I have a slicer that is the active date relationship between my date and data tables. I'm trying to create a simple SUM measure that sums up the data for the same time period last year using a different date on my data table (an inactive date relationship). Up to this point I'm fine. Where I am running into issues is, I ALSO want to limit the results to rows where the active date relationship is within the slicer date ranges (minus the 1 year).

Below is the measure I'm writing and coming up with BLANK. Attached is an example data file that may explain my issue in a better way and has the result I'm hoping to get.

Any help here would be GREATLY appreciated.

Link to Example File: https://www.dropbox.com/s/plhogyjmkotbg7m/DAX%20Issue%20Example%20Data.pbix?dl=0

TQO's Prior Year = CALCULATE([TQO's], SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR('Date Table'[Date]), USERELATIONSHIP(Data[TQO Date],'Date Table'[Date]), FILTER(Data,(Data[AQL Date])>=(MIN('Date Table'[Date])-365)))

Re: Issue with DAX Formula - Can't Figure it Out

lbendlin — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:57:28 GMT

You say you want it within the slicer range but then you use a different value for the MIN computation?

Re: Issue with DAX Formula - Can't Figure it Out

bknecht2 — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:08:07 GMT

Hi There,

I do want it within the slicer range (the 'Date Table'[Date]), but minus 1 year, hence the -365 days of the minimum date selected on the slicer. So esentially, if the slicer date range on the example file is 1/1/2020 to 4/5/2020, I want this measure (TQO's Prior Year) to calculate the TQO's where the TQO date is between 1/1/2019 to 4/5/2019 and ALSO WHERE the AQL date is between 1/1/2019 and 4/5/2019. I can write the measure to work up until that last part, where the AQL date is also between 1/1/2019 and 4/5/2019.

The measure that gets me there without that last part is:

TQO Prior Year = CALCULATE([TQO's], SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR('Date Table'[Date]), USERELATIONSHIP('Campaign Member'[FCRM__FCR_SQR_Date__c],'Date Table'[Date]))

Does that make sense?

Re: Issue with DAX Formula - Can't Figure it Out

lbendlin — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 23:30:47 GMT

TQO's Prior Year = var d=min('Date Table'[Date]) var e=EDATE(d,-12) var c=CALCULATE([TQO's] ,SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR('Date Table'[Date]) ,USERELATIONSHIP(Data[TQO Date],'Date Table'[Date]) ,Data[AQL Date]>=e) return c

Note: This give you the desired result but it ignores the MAX value of the date slider.

Note 2: Your 365 made me chuckle. Replaced it with the much safer EDATE(-12)

Re: Issue with DAX Formula - Can't Figure it Out

bknecht2 — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:51:40 GMT

lbendlin - This works perfectly, thank you! I spent hours on this before - very much appreciated.