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TomBI
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DATESYTD not working on SWITCH with logical test based on time

I am encountering a problem with a DATESYTD on a time based SWITCH measure that I am writing. 

 

Situation:

- I have a measure for my Actuals

- I have a measure for my Forecast

- I have a SWITCH measure that looks at actuals when the week is in the past (based on the WeekIndex_Nr), and at the forecast when the week is in the future

- I want to create a measure that calculates the YTD based on the SWITCH measure

 

Used measures:

 

Actuals = SUM( Fact_Sales[Quantity] )
Forecast = SUM( Fact_Forecast[Quantity] )
Switch ACT/FCST =

SWITCH( TRUE() ,
    SELECTEDVALUE( Dim_Date[WeekIndex_Nr] ) >= 0 , [Forecast] , [Actuals]
)
YTD on Switch ACT/FCST =

CALCULATE(
    [Switch ACT/FCST] ,
    DATESYTD(Dim_Date[Date] )
)

 

Problem: 

I use the DATESYTD measure to calculate the YTD value. Usually this always works, but when I apply it on the SWITCH as described above, the accumulated values are ONLY those of the Forecast, and not of the Actuals. 

 

Result:

 

DATESYTD.png

 

Can anyone explain why this is happening and how to solve it? 

 

Thanks a lot! 

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@TomBI , Try like

 

CALCULATE(
Sumx(values( Dim_Date[WeekIndex_Nr] ),[Switch ACT/FCST] ) ,
DATESYTD(Dim_Date[Date] )
)

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@TomBI , Try like

 

CALCULATE(
Sumx(values( Dim_Date[WeekIndex_Nr] ),[Switch ACT/FCST] ) ,
DATESYTD(Dim_Date[Date] )
)

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@amitchandak Great! Works perfectly. Can you explain why? 

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