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Phuonghm22
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Generate values for previous row and current one in a calcalated column

Hi guys,
I have a problem with this situation.

I have column A and I want to create column B using DAX by this logic: If row n in column A have value equal or less than 2, then values of row n and (n-1) (current and previous rows of calculated columns) of columns B will be 1.

Plz help me. Thank you so much.Screenshot_2.png

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Jihwan_Kim
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Hi,

I am not sure how your datamodel looks like, but I assume your model has a kind of order column (or Date_column) for ordering [Column A], like the below example.

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file whether it suits your requirement.

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1667187814415.png

 

Column B CC =
VAR _currentColumnA = Data[ColumnA]
VAR _nextColumnA =
    MAXX (
        FILTER ( Data, Data[ColumnA_order] = EARLIER ( Data[ColumnA_order] ) + 1 ),
        Data[ColumnA]
    )
RETURN
    SWITCH (
        TRUE (),
        _nextColumnA <= 2
            && _nextColumnA > 0, 1,
        _currentColumnA <= 2, 1
    )

 

If you have other groups in the dataset, the group has to be considered in the DAX formula.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I am not sure how your datamodel looks like, but I assume your model has a kind of order column (or Date_column) for ordering [Column A], like the below example.

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file whether it suits your requirement.

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1667187814415.png

 

Column B CC =
VAR _currentColumnA = Data[ColumnA]
VAR _nextColumnA =
    MAXX (
        FILTER ( Data, Data[ColumnA_order] = EARLIER ( Data[ColumnA_order] ) + 1 ),
        Data[ColumnA]
    )
RETURN
    SWITCH (
        TRUE (),
        _nextColumnA <= 2
            && _nextColumnA > 0, 1,
        _currentColumnA <= 2, 1
    )

 

If you have other groups in the dataset, the group has to be considered in the DAX formula.

 

 

 

 

 

 


If this post helps, then please consider accepting it as the solution to help other members find it faster, and give a big thumbs up.


Click here to visit my LinkedIn page

Click here to schedule a short Teams meeting to discuss your question.

Thank you so much for your reply.

Yes, it does have a date column (sorry for not bring in entirely context).

But I wonder if there is any solution that we don't have to use VAR, because my dataset is kind of big, and if I use VAR and FILTER at the same time, it works so long that I could not see the result.

Thank you and wait for your reply.

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