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Anonymous
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USERELATIONSHIP THROWING ERROR

Hello,

Below code throws an error "USERELATIONSHIP function can only use the two columns references participating in relationship."

Cases Last 13 Month =
var MaxDate = MAX('Calendar'[Calendar_last_day_of_month])
var MaxDate_13MonthsAgo = DATESINPERIOD('Presenatation calendar'[Calendar_last_day_of_month],MaxDate, -13,MONTH)
var Results  =  CALCULATE(Actuals_by_Month[Actuals_Volume],
REMOVEFILTERS('Calendar') ,
KEEPFILTERS(MaxDate_13MonthsAgo),
USERELATIONSHIP('Calendar'[Calendar_last_day_of_month],'Presenatation calendar'[Calendar_last_day_of_month]))
RETURN
 Results
 
Notes: I already have inactive relationship established between Calendare table and presentation table
Could someone can tell whats wrong here?
Thanks
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Mahesh0016
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous  please Try this formula.

Cases Last 13 Month =

 

var MaxDate = CALCULATE(

 MAX('Calendar'[Calendar_last_day_of_month])

,USERELATIONSHIP('Calendar'[Calendar_last_day_of_month]

                               ,'Presenatation calendar'[Calendar_last_day_of_month])

                              )

 

var MaxDate_13MonthsAgo =

DATESINPERIOD(

                            'Presenatation calendar'[Calendar_last_day_of_month]

                            ,MaxDate

                            , -13

                           ,MONTH

                         )

var Results =

CALCULATE(

                    Actuals_by_Month[Actuals_Volume],
                    REMOVEFILTERS('Calendar') ,
                    KEEPFILTERS(MaxDate_13MonthsAgo)
)

 

RETURN
Results

 

 

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Anonymous
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Thank you @Mahesh0016 , BUT GETTING SAME ERROR.

@Anonymous Can you share sample data and sample output in table format? Or a sample pbix after removing sensitive data.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi @Mahesh0016 ,

I wish I could share the pbix file after removing the sensitive data but the file is bit of large and removing things could take a lot of time.

. however my goal is to user should be able to see past 13 months of data based on the month selected. for example. if some one selects "01/31/2023" , user should see past 13 months iof data like below

Date                Volume
01/31/2023       10
12/31/2022       30
.
.
.
01/31/2022       35

my input table is also in the same format as above but with one additional column added

Date                  site    Volume
01/31/2023        1         5

01/31/2023         2        5
12/31/2022        1        10

12/31/2022        2        10

12/31/2022        3        10
.
.
.
01/31/2022        3        35

 

I am generating calendar like this

Calendar = CALENDARAUTO()
 
and presentation calendar = 'Calendar'.
 
Please let me know if these info help. Thanks 

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