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matrix_user
Helper III
Helper III

Subtracting values up column databases

Hello,

 

What DAX measure (or column) would be required if I wanted to count the difference in values within a column of a fact table - per year?

 

Below the subtract of 8 (2021) from 5 (2010) gives me 3.

 

matrix_user_0-1676173258091.png

Kudos to who can help.

 

Thank!

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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file.

It is for creating a measure.

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1676177177681.png

 

 

Diff: =
VAR _previousvalue =
    CALCULATE (
        [Total coffees:],
        OFFSET ( -1, ALL ( Data[Year] ), ORDERBY ( Data[Year], ASC ) )
    )
RETURN
    IF (
        NOT ISBLANK ( _previousvalue ) && HASONEVALUE ( Data[Year] ),
        [Total coffees:] - _previousvalue
    )

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matrix_user
Helper III
Helper III

Fantastic!

Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Please check the below picture and the attached pbix file.

It is for creating a measure.

 

Jihwan_Kim_0-1676177177681.png

 

 

Diff: =
VAR _previousvalue =
    CALCULATE (
        [Total coffees:],
        OFFSET ( -1, ALL ( Data[Year] ), ORDERBY ( Data[Year], ASC ) )
    )
RETURN
    IF (
        NOT ISBLANK ( _previousvalue ) && HASONEVALUE ( Data[Year] ),
        [Total coffees:] - _previousvalue
    )

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.

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