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Hi,
I want to create a variable in my DAX formula.
Var = maxdate= max(DateTable[Date])-7, this should gives me the maxdate from selected slicer in YYYY-MM-DD format but it gives me a numeric value for the date. So when I try to filter DateTable <= maxdate it doesent filter.
If I define the Variable like Date(2021-09-01) everything works fine.
I think I have to pologize, I work in Power Pivot, normally Power BI. And I now realize that these measure doesent act the same. All answers is probably correct. But in Power Pivot it fails when I put -7 in the formula.
If I skip -7 it shows me a results, but I can not find a way to offset my enddate.
HI @Stabben23 ,
You can try below code:-
Measure =
VAR selected_date =
SELECTEDVALUE ( table[date] )
VAR maxx_date =
DATEVALUE ( FORMAT ( selected_date - 7, "YYYY-MM-DD" ) )
RETURN
maxx_dateThanks,
Samarth
Best Regards,
Samarth
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@Stabben23 That's odd. I can't replicate that behavior with a date table with a Date column.
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