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jmkvalsund
Helper III
3 years ago
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Using measure in a DAX filter does not work

Im trying to use a measure in a DAX filter to count the numbers of customers for each Key Account Manager (KAM) at a given date, but it does not seem to work. My measure is calculated like this, a...
"CALCULATE"
"FILTER"
"MEASURE"
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    johnt75
    3 years ago

    Does it work if you store the result of the measure in a variable ?

    M_NumberOfCustomersTwoMonthsAgo =
VAR ReferenceDate = [M_StartDate2MonthsInterval]
RETURN
    CALCULATE (
        DISTINCTCOUNT ( 'Sales'[CustomerID] ),
        'Sales'[KAM_email] = "[email protected]",
        'Sales'[DateID] = ReferenceDate
    )
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johnt75
Super User
3 years ago

Does it work if you store the result of the measure in a variable ?

M_NumberOfCustomersTwoMonthsAgo =
VAR ReferenceDate = [M_StartDate2MonthsInterval]
RETURN
    CALCULATE (
        DISTINCTCOUNT ( 'Sales'[CustomerID] ),
        'Sales'[KAM_email] = "[email protected]",
        'Sales'[DateID] = ReferenceDate
    )
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jmkvalsund
Helper III
3 years ago

Thanks a lot, that was it!
I do know too little about the basic mechanism in Power BI, think I'll have to attend a class. Thanks again!