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Hi,
I have this excel formula that i need to convert to power bi =year2/year1 - 1
I would like to calculate the growth rate using year 2 Month 4 divided by the previous year's, previous month (year 1 month 3)
How would i write this in power bi?
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Hi @pro_x ,
Assuming you have a Dates Table.
Create Measures
Sales Amount = SUMX ( Sales, Sales[Quantity] * Sales[Net Price] )
Sales Amount LY = CALCULATE(Sales[Sales Amount], SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR('Date'[Date]))
Growth = DIVIDE(Sales[Sales Amount],Sales[Sales Amount LY])
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@pro_x , For Change % prefer divide(curr -prior,prior)
For Year and YTD refer
YTD Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),DATESYTD('Date'[Date],"12/31"))
Last YTD Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),DATESYTD(dateadd('Date'[Date],-1,Year),"12/31"))
This year Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),DATESYTD(ENDOFYEAR('Date'[Date]),"12/31"))
Last year Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),DATESYTD(ENDOFYEAR(dateadd('Date'[Date],-1,Year)),"12/31"))
Last to last YTD Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),DATESYTD(dateadd('Date'[Date],-2,Year),"12/31"))
Year behind Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),dateadd('Date'[Date],-1,Year))
refer to my blog
https://medium.com/@amitchandak.1978/power-bi-ytd-questions-time-intelligence-1-5-e3174b39f38a
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DIVIDE (
[Measure],
CALCULATE ( [Measure], SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR ( Dates[Date] ) )
)
What will you do in case of Year 2 Month 1?
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