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dkotiloglu
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Prev Year FTE Number - Issue with DateAdd

Hi - I would like to calculate the headcount number for the latest actual month and compare it with the same period last year. 
I already calculated the latest actual month headcount and it is working fine however when I try to calculate last year I get the following error 

 

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Latest FTE is headcount number of latest actual month and is working fine. I add MAX to DateAdd function cause I would like to look at latest available date and go back 1 year.

I already checked the following;

  1. Headcount Table, Date column is data type: Date/Time
    dkotiloglu_1-1672342342653.png
  2. Date columns are linked in Model

    dkotiloglu_2-1672342435163.png
  3. I created another measure and assign this to a card 
    MAX('Headcount'[Date]) returns the correct date as seen below (the latest date is Nov 1st in the file) but when I want to go back 1 year via DATEADD, it doesn't work.

    dkotiloglu_3-1672342678399.png

I appreciate your support, thanks in advance. 

 
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FreemanZ
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hi @dkotiloglu 

In DATEADD function, try to use the date column from the calendar table.

Thanks, tried however same, unfortunately. 

 

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hi @dkotiloglu 

in your screenshot, it shows the calendar table definition. I meant to change in your PY FTE definition to

PY FTE=CALCULATE([Latest FTE], DATEADD('Calendar'[Date], -1, YEAR))

 

 

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