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RaghdahIsmael's avatar
3 years ago

DatesBetween Function

Hello DAX Community,

 

I'm trying to write 2 meaures using DatesBetween Function as the following :

 

1.  Itemsof2022 = Calculate(Sum('ItemsData'[# of Items]),Datesbetween('Date Dimension'[Date],DATE(2022,01,01),TODAY())).

    The above function implemented successfully as the below visual , though it didn't give me the September data , i have to figure out later.

 

 

2.   As for this measure :   Itemsof2021 = Calculate (Sum('ItemsData'[# of Items]),Datesbetween('Date Dimension'[Date],DATE(2021,02,01),DATE(2021,12,31)))  , this one didn't get implemented and it shows me the below error .

 

<ccon> A circular dependency was detected: ItemsData [Itemsof2021], ItemsData [Itemsof2022] , ItemsData [Itemsof2021] . </ccon>

 

I don't understand why it says dependency here , there is no dependency between the above 2 measures [Itemsof2021] and [Itemsof2022] beacuse bascially i'm trying to see the SUM of the column [# of Items] based on each year seperatly ; 2021 and 2022. 

 

can you help please in this regard.

 

thanks 

3 Replies

  • thank you Greg for your reponse , i will try the solutions you listed for me and i will let you know !

  • Hello Everyone,

     

    The above issue has not been fixed , i tried all the ways explained in the above but still didn't work !!

     

    i tried to fprmulate the below mesaures from :

     

    Itemsof2021 =Calculate (Sum('ItemsData'[# of Items]),Datesbetween('Date Dimension'[Date],DATE(2021,02,01),DATE(2021,12,31))

     

    - Itemsof2022 = Calculate(Sum('ItemsData'[# of Items]),Datesbetween('Date Dimension'[Date],DATE(2022,01,01),DATE(2022,08,31))

     

    Into the following :

     

    - Itemsof2022 = Calculate(Sum('ItemsData'[# of Items]),PREVIOUSMONTH('Date Dimension'[Date]))

     

    - Itemssof2021 = Calculate (Sum('ItemsData'[# of Items]),SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(PREVIOUSMONTH('Date Dimension'[Date]))).

     

    So basically , i want to replace the job of the filters in the below screenshot by using the sutable DAX, withiout havingme each month changing the filters on the visula manually  ğŸ¤”

     

    And Currently the below visual should present also August and September data on both sides

     

     

    thank you in advance,