topic Re: SELECTEDVALUE alternate result is calculating correctly but not working with filter in DAX Commands and Tips

SELECTEDVALUE alternate result is calculating correctly but not working with filter

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:47:45 GMT

I have what i thought was a fairly simple measure to allow a visual to be filtered by selection and default to the current month if nothing is selected:

the measure works as expected if a month is selected, it even returns the correct value if nothing is selected (checked by putting it in a card) but the visual is not filtering to the defult (current) month if nothing is selected. i made the default month a variable to see if that would fix and it is still not working - I'm stuck as to what to try next?

The Measure:

Selected Month =

VAR defaultmonth =

CALCULATE (

DISTINCT ( DIM_Calendar[MonthYear] ),

DIM_Calendar[CurMonthOffset] = 0

)

RETURN

SELECTEDVALUE ( DIM_Calendar[MonthYear], defaultmonth )

Re: SELECTEDVALUE alternate result is calculating correctly but not working with filter

vapid128 — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:17:22 GMT

IF(

DISTINCTCOUNT( DIM_Calendar[MonthYear] )=1,

the correct value,

the defult (current)value

)

Re: SELECTEDVALUE alternate result is calculating correctly but not working with filter

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:28:52 GMT

i tried this and it didnt work, the card now shows blank if nothing is selected:

Selected Month =
IF (
    DISTINCTCOUNT ( DIM_Calendar[MonthYear] ) = 1,
    SELECTEDVALUE (
        DIM_Calendar[MonthYear],
        CALCULATE (
            DISTINCT ( DIM_Calendar[MonthYear] ),
            DIM_Calendar[CurMonthOffset] = 0
        )
    )
)

Re: SELECTEDVALUE alternate result is calculating correctly but not working with filter

vapid128 — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:41:11 GMT

IS this what you want?

Re: SELECTEDVALUE alternate result is calculating correctly but not working with filter

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:03:02 GMT

my measure does that the problem is when the alternate result is returned for selected value it doesnt pass to a filter. note it is returning the correct value just not filtering.

i tried to simplify the dax to make it easier to trouble shoot - the full measure is here:

SelectedMTD cumulative =

VAR selectedmonth =

SELECTEDVALUE ( DIM_Calendar[MonthYear], CALCULATE (

DISTINCT ( DIM_Calendar[MonthYear] ),

DIM_Calendar[CurMonthOffset] = 0

) )

var SignUpsMTD =

CALCULATE (

DISTINCTCOUNT ( training_contracts[SUT ID ] ),

DATESMTD ( DIM_Calendar[Date] ),

DIM_Calendar[MonthYear] = selectedmonth

)

RETURN

IF (

MAX ( DIM_Calendar[Date] ) <= LASTDATE ( training_contracts[tyims_created_on] ),

signupsmtd,

BLANK ()

)

If i select a month it filters correctly:

if no date is selected it shows all the data: