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garyhumphreys
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Difference with Measure and column Dax calculations

Hi, 

 

I hope this hasn't already been asked - I did look for it but couldn't find anything 

 

I have a measure and a calculated column, both have the formula: "LastFriday = Today() - Weekday(Today(),1)"

 

However they return different values. as of today of testing (30/05/2022), 

The measure returns 27/05/22 , which is the date I want

The Column returns 28/05/22 Which is annoying.

 

Is this a known issue? or am I misunderstanding something?

 

Thanks in advance for any help on this matter

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garyhumphreys
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@Whitewater100 , @amitchandak 

 

Thank you both for your replies, after knowing which date others got it helped me narrow down the problem.

 

When I viewed my Visual in "Visual Table" It showed as the 28th, but the display was wrong. (image 1). So i displayed the date on a Card Visual and it shows the 28th!

 

The Enlighten Data Story Visual I am using is what was causing the display error giving me the 27th! (image2)

 

Thank you both for the help on this!

 

Image 1

Different Values.JPG

 

Image 2

The Answer.JPG

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garyhumphreys
Regular Visitor

@Whitewater100 , @amitchandak 

 

Thank you both for your replies, after knowing which date others got it helped me narrow down the problem.

 

When I viewed my Visual in "Visual Table" It showed as the 28th, but the display was wrong. (image 1). So i displayed the date on a Card Visual and it shows the 28th!

 

The Enlighten Data Story Visual I am using is what was causing the display error giving me the 27th! (image2)

 

Thank you both for the help on this!

 

Image 1

Different Values.JPG

 

Image 2

The Answer.JPG

Whitewater100
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi:

Could it be that you need to have yourDate Table marked as date table? Please see attached model set up and comparisons?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FHi3tAapY2C4kVb_hc25oreQmUnFi27m/view?usp=sharing 

 

Whitewater100_0-1653915456893.png

 

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@garyhumphreys , I am getting 28th for both

measure

 

amitchandak_0-1653910438262.png

 

amitchandak_1-1653910535942.png

 

 

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Hi amitchandak

 

Thanks for your response, Im not exactly sure why mine is showing as it does, when I use the Formula in a measure it gives me a Time value of 23:00. I'm sure this is why I'm getting a different date but I'm unsure as to what is controling this seeing as I use the same formula. 

 

As a column: 

Column.JPG

 

As a measure:

Measure.JPG

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