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Selded
Helper III
Helper III

Measure return wrong results

I wrote the below measure to extract my current month forecast figures from a table. The measure returns correct figures for categories B,C,D and a completely different figure for category A alone.

Data Table 

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Monthly_Toiletries_Forecast = IF([Toiletries Forecast]=0,0, CALCULATE([Toiletries Forecast],FILTER('Date',MONTH('Date'[Date])=MONTH(TODAY())),FILTER('Date',YEAR('Date'[Date]=YEAR(TODAY())))))

 

Expected results

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Current Results 

 

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lbendlin
Super User
Super User

show your measure definition for [Toiletries Forecast]

 

you can simplify the filter quite a bit too 

 

Monthly_Toiletries_Forecast = IF([Toiletries Forecast]=0,0, CALCULATE([Toiletries Forecast],FORMAT('Date'[Date],"YYYYMM")=FORMAT(TODAY(),"YYYYMM")))

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lbendlin
Super User
Super User

show your measure definition for [Toiletries Forecast]

 

you can simplify the filter quite a bit too 

 

Monthly_Toiletries_Forecast = IF([Toiletries Forecast]=0,0, CALCULATE([Toiletries Forecast],FORMAT('Date'[Date],"YYYYMM")=FORMAT(TODAY(),"YYYYMM")))

@lbendlin 

 

thank you

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