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ovonel
Post Prodigy
Post Prodigy

Is it possible to use a dynamic value as legend?

I have my clustered column chart working just fine, with Rev and Rev SamePeriodLastYear.

 

Measures:

ovonel_0-1672991846937.png

 

(Rev is just a sum… and the other measure uses the function SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR.)

 

 

In my report I use the YEAR filter:

ovonel_1-1672991880023.png

 

 

 

It works fine, my issue is with my legends:

ovonel_2-1672991898504.png

 

 

I want to see as legend; 2023 2022 (when 2023 is selected) and 2022 2021 (when 2022 is selected). (or at least static/generic like "selected year" "previous year")

 

Is this even possible? The legend section doesn't have a 'function' option to make it dynamic

 

 

 

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v-rzhou-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @ovonel ,

 

Here I create a sample to have a test. In my sample, data is from 2020/01/01 to 2023/01/09. I suggest you to create an unrelated DimYear table to create the slicer. My data model is as below.

RicoZhou_0-1673255200326.png

Measure:

Rev = 
VAR _SELECT =
    SELECTEDVALUE ( SelectYear[Year] )
RETURN
    IF (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( DimDate[Year] )
            IN { _SELECT, _SELECT - 1 },
        SUM ( 'Table'[Value] )
    )

Result is as below.

RicoZhou_1-1673255292980.png

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

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v-rzhou-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @ovonel ,

 

Here I create a sample to have a test. In my sample, data is from 2020/01/01 to 2023/01/09. I suggest you to create an unrelated DimYear table to create the slicer. My data model is as below.

RicoZhou_0-1673255200326.png

Measure:

Rev = 
VAR _SELECT =
    SELECTEDVALUE ( SelectYear[Year] )
RETURN
    IF (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( DimDate[Year] )
            IN { _SELECT, _SELECT - 1 },
        SUM ( 'Table'[Value] )
    )

Result is as below.

RicoZhou_1-1673255292980.png

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@ovonel , I doubt rename measure dynamically, What You can try is have a slicer on an independent table

 

try like

 

//Date1 is independent Date table, Date is joined with Table
new measure =
var _max = maxx(allselected(Date1),Date1[Year])
var _min = _max -1
return
calculate( sum(Table[Value]), filter('Date', 'Date'[Year] >=_min && 'Date'[Year] <=_max))

 

 

Need of an Independent Date Table:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44fGGmg9fHI

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