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Anonymous
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DateADD for single value

Hi everyone,

 

I am looking for a way to use DateADD (or previousmonth) to have the previous month of the date that I am selecting.

 

Example : 

VAR SelectedDateCurrent = SELECTEDVALUE('Date'[Date])
Return DATEADD(SelectedDateCurrent,-1,MONTH)
 
Of course this code doesn't work because DateADD can only have a column as a parameter, but you have now the idea.
I am using an IF to fix it for now (if = 1 then 12) but I am looking for an easiest way.
 
Thank you !
Loveboch,
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Fowmy
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@Anonymous 

Try 

=EDATE([DATE],-1)

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Fowmy
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@Anonymous 

Try 

=EDATE([DATE],-1)

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amitchandak
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@Anonymous ,

Try like

VAR SelectedDateCurrent = SELECTEDVALUE('Date'[Date])
Return DATE(year(SelectedDateCurrent),Month(SelectedDateCurrent)-1,day(SelectedDateCurrent))

 

refer

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/Date-as-Dateadd-Decoding-Date-and-Calendar-5-5-Power-BI-Turning/ba-p/1187827

 

another option

VAR SelectedDateCurrent = maxx('Date' , dateadd('Date'[Date],-1, month))
Return SelectedDateCurrent

 

dateadd need continuous dates

 

 

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