topic Re: Help to create a inventory projection report in DAX Commands and Tips

Help to create a inventory projection report

Mathewtmp — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 06:30:38 GMT

Hi all,

Beginner here and trying to create a inventory projection report.

I have read a lot of related posts but have been unsuccessful in replicating the formulas.

My database has a tables for stock on hand by SKU and Date for starting stock.

Stock in Transit for showing the stock scheduled to come in by date.

Demand shows the forecasted sales by date.

The final tables should effectively take the beginning stock on hand and deduct the weekly demand and add the stock in transit to show net Stock in that week. If there is not enough stock it should show the actual negative figure.

The model I have managed to put together as attached only shows the wekly figures and does not cumulatively add to the previous weeks net balance.

I would appreciate any help I can get to resolve this. Thanks in advance.

Link to Power Bi file;

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0dclld1wcux5i32eftlak/Dax-example.pbix?rlkey=luq8m3pbn6o1gtifyx7beitmm&st=v8ndn8ac&dl=0

Current Visual:

Expected visual:

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

Rupak_bi — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:55:59 GMT

Hi Mathewtmp ,

Please share sample table here as plain text.

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

Mathewtmp — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:20:59 GMT

Hi Rupak,

Thanks for replying. I am assuming you meant the tables in the database?

If so please see below the the same as text.

Table SOH

Date	Part No	Qty
17/02/2025	A11	1000
17/02/2025	O11	500

Table SIT

Date	Part No	PO Qty
10/03/2025	A11	250
14/04/2025	A11	250
19/05/2025	A11	250
24/02/2025	O11	125
3/03/2025	O11	125
7/04/2025	O11	125
12/05/2025	O11	125
9/06/2025	O11	125

Table Demand

Date	Part No	Demand
17/02/2025	A11	250
24/02/2025	A11	250
3/03/2025	A11	250
10/03/2025	A11	250
17/03/2025	A11	250
24/03/2025	A11	250
31/03/2025	A11	250
7/04/2025	A11	250
14/04/2025	A11	250
21/04/2025	A11	250
28/04/2025	A11	250
5/05/2025	A11	250
12/05/2025	A11	250
19/05/2025	A11	250
26/05/2025	A11	250
2/06/2025	A11	250
9/06/2025	A11	250
17/02/2025	O11	125
24/02/2025	O11	125
3/03/2025	O11	125
10/03/2025	O11	125
17/03/2025	O11	125
24/03/2025	O11	125
31/03/2025	O11	125
7/04/2025	O11	125
14/04/2025	O11	125
21/04/2025	O11	125
28/04/2025	O11	125
5/05/2025	O11	125
12/05/2025	O11	125
19/05/2025	O11	125
26/05/2025	O11	125
2/06/2025	O11	125
9/06/2025	O11	125

Table Part

Part No	Part Name
A11	Apples
O11	Oranges

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

Rupak_bi — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:06:00 GMT

Hi Mathewtmp ,

Here is your solution

Steps to perform

1. create an Union table as below

Union table =

ADDCOLUMNS(

DISTINCT(

UNION(

SELECTCOLUMNS(Demand,Demand[Date],Demand[Part No]),

SELECTCOLUMNS(SIT,SIT[Date],SIT[Part No]),

SELECTCOLUMNS(SOH,SOH[Date],SOH[Part No])

)

"Demand",LOOKUPVALUE(Demand[Demand],Demand[Date],Demand[Date],Demand[Part No],Demand[Part No]),

"SOH",LOOKUPVALUE(SOH[Qty],SOH[Date],Demand[Date],SOH[Part No],Demand[Part No]),

"SIT",LOOKUPVALUE(SIT[PO Qty],SIT[Date],Demand[Date],SIT[Part No],Demand[Part No])

)

2. Create a Measure

Daily Balance =

sum('Union table'[SOH])+sum('Union table'[SIT])-sum('Union table'[Demand])

3. Create another measure

Opening Balance =

sum('Union table'[SOH])+

CALCULATE([Daily Balance],ALLEXCEPT('Union table','Union table'[Demand_Part No]),'Union table'[Demand_Date]<max('Union table'[Demand_Date]))

4. Create another Measure

Stock Balance =

CALCULATE([Daily Balance],ALLEXCEPT('Union table','Union table'[Demand_Part No]),'Union table'[Demand_Date]<=max('Union table'[Demand_Date]))

Now take a matrix, columns as below

Please note, all the columns will come from the new union table.

In your sample data, the incoming dates are coinsiding with demand dates. So I used demand date as axis which is simple. If it is not the case in your actual table, you need to use a date master.

thanks

If this solves your issue, please accept as solution.

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

Mathewtmp — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:31:04 GMT

Hi Rupak_bi ,

Thank you so much for your help with the solution. It works perfectly. 🙂

Much appreciated.

Cheers,

Mat

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

CampBI — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 03:14:41 GMT

Hi Rupak_bi I find your solution very helpful with my current scenario. I would like also to ask how could I get the measure of my SOH stock on hand when my data for Current Stock is Data every end of the month, since the inventory will be the end of month I don't have any date table for that.

My visual should show in weekly and month (hierarchy), see photo for current visual.

_________

Data:

Inventory(Count per item every end of month) + Arrival(orders from the vendor with date) - Reserved(for production with date) - Sales Order(all items with date)

________

Inventory + Jan Arrival - Reserved - SO = Forecast

Forecast Jan + Feb Arrival - Reserved - SO = Forecast

Forecast Feb + Mar Arrival - Reserved - SO = Forecast

Thank you.

Rupak_bi

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

CampBI — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 03:27:53 GMT

Hi Rupak_bi , I find your solution helpful with my current data scenario. But I dont have date for my Stock on hand (SOH) our inventory for stock on hand is counted at the end of the month.

This is my current visual how could I get the line connected to each other where my data for each legend is in different table.

Date table (created date table)

Item No column and Invenory count (unique distinct table, with coulmn count of inventory, which is counted end of the month)

For Reserved (table 1) (production)

For Arrival (table 2) (stock to be arrived)

For Sales Order (table 3) (Order items with date)

For Forecast it is just a measure where , Sum of Inventory + Arrival - Reserved - Sales Order

Current problem is the line is broken since the data comes from different table each category

Inventory is end of month only count

Thank you.

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

CampBI — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 03:28:30 GMT

Hi Rupak, I find your solution helpful with my current data scenario. But I dont have date for my Stock on hand (SOH) our inventory for stock on hand is counted at the end of the month.

This is my current visual how could I get the line connected to each other where my data for each legend is in different table.

Date table (created date table)

Item No column and Invenory count (unique distinct table, with coulmn count of inventory, which is counted end of the month)

For Reserved (table 1) (production)

For Arrival (table 2) (stock to be arrived)

For Sales Order (table 3) (Order items with date)

For Forecast it is just a measure where , Sum of Inventory + Arrival - Reserved - Sales Order

Current problem is the line is broken since the data comes from different table each category

Inventory is end of month only count

Thank you.

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

Rupak_bi — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:40:42 GMT

hello CampBI

What I can understand, your lines are breaking as you dont have consistent data in every week for reserve, SO and arrival and the graph representing correctly. connecting those lines will give a wrong representation. Rather I will suggest to use Matrix visual to represent this. Also in case of line graph, You may customize the chart like... connected line for forcasd and keep only dots for other categories.
If I missunderstood your ask, let me know some mote details of the concern

thanks

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

CampBI — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 02:48:17 GMT

Hi Rupak_bi ,

See sample data below, The requirement should be cumulative or running total for forecast of inventory having the data for Daily qty, arrival, reserved and sales order.

Sum of Inventory - Reserved + Arrival - Sales Order

Seems I can't replicate the running total. Thank you.

Item list table
Item	Color	Qty	Inventory(today date only)
A12	Black	34	6/5/2025
A12	Blue	25	6/5/2025
A13	Black	6	6/5/2025


Purchase Order(Arrival Table)
Item	Color	Qty	arrival Date
A12	Black	100	7/25/2025
A12	Blue	10	6/20/2025
A13	Black	16	6/30/2025

Sales Order Table
Item	Color	Qty	Date
A12	Black	3	6/11/2025
A12	Blue	47	6/22/2025
A13	Black	78	6/28/2025

Production (Reserved Table)
Item	Color	Qty	Date
A12	Black	2	6/5/2025
A12	Blue	3	6/22/2025
A13	Black	6	6/28/2025


Calendar Table(Date Table)
Calendar = CALENDAR (DATE (2024, 1, 1), DATE (2026, 12, 31))

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

Rupak_bi — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:34:25 GMT

Hi CampBI ,

Thanks for sharing sample data. Can you plz share the image of expected visual for better understanding.

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

CampBI — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:41:28 GMT

Here it is

Thank you.

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

Rupak_bi — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:21:32 GMT

Hi CampBI ,

Based on the sample data, the graph is looking like below. Let me know wheter I am in right track or you need something else

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

CampBI — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:00:12 GMT

Hi Rupak_bi Yes! This is the right visualizatiob of the data, how it is come up with that? thank you so much. This is very helpful.

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

CampBI — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 05:40:19 GMT

Hi Rupak_bi Yes that is the correct visualization in line chart, I tried again doing it like what you did but still no hope. I don't know why the other lines (Arrival, Reserved, and Sales Order) is continues and not only showing like static one line like yours. Thank you.

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

Rupak_bi — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:16:25 GMT

Hi CampBI ,

the process is same as I explained in the previous thread.

1. I have considered 4 source tables for Inventory, Productio, PO and SO. All these tables three columns name kept common. date, colour and item. values of these tables may have relevant column names.

2. Created a union table:

Union table = ADDCOLUMNS( DISTINCT( union( DISTINCT(SELECTCOLUMNS(inventory,inventory[Date],inventory[Item],inventory[Color])), DISTINCT(SELECTCOLUMNS(PO,PO[Date],PO[Item],PO[Color])), DISTINCT(SELECTCOLUMNS(Production,Production[Date],Production[Item],Production[Color])), DISTINCT(SELECTCOLUMNS(SO,SO[Date],SO[Item],SO[Color])) ) ) , "Inventory",LOOKUPVALUE(inventory[Inventory],inventory[Date],inventory[Date],inventory[Color],inventory[Color],inventory[Item],inventory[Item]), "PO",LOOKUPVALUE(PO[Arrival],PO[Date],inventory[Date],PO[Color],inventory[Color],PO[Item],inventory[Item]), "SO",LOOKUPVALUE(SO[Sale Order],SO[Date],inventory[Date],SO[Item],inventory[Item],SO[Color],inventory[Color]), "Prod",LOOKUPVALUE(Production[Production],Production[Date],inventory[Date],Production[Color],inventory[Color],Production[Item],inventory[Item]) )

3. Created a calculated column in the union table

Stock = 'Union table'[Inventory]+'Union table'[PO]-'Union table'[Prod]-'Union table'[SO]

4. Created a calender table and made relationship with all 4 source tables on date.. (note: dont make any relationship with the union table)

5. Created a measure

Stock forecast = CALCULATE(sum('Union table'[Stock]),ALLEXCEPT('Union table','Union table'[inventory_Item],'Union table'[inventory_Color]),'Union table'[inventory_Date]<=max('Calendar'[Date]))

6. now take a line & clustered bar chart combo visual. put date from the calender table in x-axis. put Stock forcast measure in the secondary axis. this will display the forcast.

7. Now to create different bars for PO, SO ,Inventory and Production, create four different measure as below and put them in the primary Y-axis.

Inventory_value = CALCULATE(sum('Union table'[Inventory]),'Union table'[inventory_Date]=max('Calendar'[Date]))

SO_value = CALCULATE(sum('Union table'[SO]),'Union table'[inventory_Date]=max('Calendar'[Date]))

Prod_Reserve_value = CALCULATE(sum('Union table'[Prod]),'Union table'[inventory_Date]=max('Calendar'[Date]))

Arrival_value = CALCULATE(sum('Union table'[PO]),'Union table'[inventory_Date]=max('Calendar'[Date]))

8. Slicers will be from union table.

thats it. cheers....

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

CampBI — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:40:10 GMT

Hi Rupak_bi I will try to replicate again the steps you have mentioned. Thank you so much. Could you please confirm if I connected it correctly?

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

Rupak_bi — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:23:38 GMT

dont make any connections. it will work without relations. with connection it may not work.

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

CampBI — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:37:05 GMT

Thank you Rupak_bi I tried to replicate the union table, it shows me error like this: Function 'LOOKUPVALUE' does not support comparing values of type Date with values of type Text. Consider using the VALUE or FORMAT function to convert one of the value

Re: Help to create a inventory projection report

Rupak_bi — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 07:41:41 GMT

some of your date column is formatted as text. change it to date.