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Adding previous month measure
Data model looks good. Please provide sample data that fully covers your issue.
Please show the expected outcome based on the sample data you provided.
Do you mean my datasource?
I don't have a option to attach a file.
- lbendlin1 year agoSuper User
If you are unsure how to upload data please refer to https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-provide-sample-data-in-the-Power-BI-Forum/ba-p/963216
- ajdm20071 year agoHelper III
There you go.
I just added few records of three months.
id date_entered date_resolved status 1667415 6/19/2024 16:30 Scheduled 1667416 6/19/2024 18:04 6/19/2024 18:31 >Completed* 1667417 6/20/2024 7:07 6/20/2024 7:31 >Closed 1667418 6/20/2024 7:08 6/20/2024 7:31 >Closed 1667419 6/20/2024 10:19 Scheduled 1667420 6/20/2024 15:37 Waiting on User 1667421 6/21/2024 10:00 In Progress 1667437 6/24/2024 16:45 New* 1667438 6/24/2024 16:53 Waiting on User 1667439 6/24/2024 17:03 6/24/2024 19:30 >Closed 1667440 6/25/2024 19:04 6/25/2024 19:31 >Closed 1667441 6/25/2024 20:05 6/25/2024 21:30 >Closed 1667442 6/25/2024 23:12 6/26/2024 7:30 >Closed 1667443 6/26/2024 9:01 6/26/2024 9:37 >Closed 1667444 6/26/2024 11:17 New* 1667445 6/26/2024 11:26 New* 1667446 6/26/2024 11:58 Waiting on Vendor 1667447 6/26/2024 14:13 In Progress 1667448 6/26/2024 17:06 6/26/2024 17:31 >Closed 1667449 6/26/2024 19:08 6/26/2024 21:38 >Completed* 1667450 6/26/2024 20:03 6/26/2024 21:38 >Completed* 1667451 6/26/2024 21:06 6/26/2024 21:38 >Completed* 1667452 6/26/2024 23:07 6/27/2024 0:31 >Completed* 1667453 6/27/2024 7:06 6/27/2024 7:30 >Completed* 1667454 6/27/2024 9:03 6/27/2024 9:30 >Completed* 1667455 6/27/2024 9:08 6/27/2024 9:30 >Completed* 1667456 6/27/2024 14:32 Scheduled 1667457 6/27/2024 17:04 6/27/2024 18:30 >Closed 1667458 6/27/2024 20:12 6/27/2024 21:30 >Closed 1667459 6/27/2024 21:07 6/27/2024 22:30 >Closed 1667460 6/28/2024 15:11 Waiting on User 1667461 6/28/2024 17:04 Scheduled 1667462 6/28/2024 17:08 6/28/2024 18:35 >Closed 1667463 6/28/2024 17:09 6/28/2024 17:30 >Closed 1667464 6/28/2024 20:07 6/28/2024 20:31 >Closed 1667465 6/28/2024 21:03 6/29/2024 11:35 >Completed* 1667466 6/29/2024 18:20 6/29/2024 19:31 >Completed* 1667467 6/29/2024 20:08 6/29/2024 20:30 >Completed* 1667468 6/29/2024 23:04 6/30/2024 8:38 >Completed* 1667469 6/30/2024 0:10 6/30/2024 0:35 >Completed* 1667470 6/30/2024 7:12 6/30/2024 8:38 >Completed* 1667471 6/30/2024 14:05 6/30/2024 18:31 >Closed 1667474 6/30/2024 23:12 7/1/2024 0:31 >Closed 1667475 7/1/2024 0:06 7/1/2024 7:35 >Closed 1667476 7/1/2024 16:01 7/1/2024 16:30 >Closed 1667477 7/1/2024 23:05 7/1/2024 23:37 >Closed 1667478 7/2/2024 11:51 Scheduled 1667479 7/2/2024 13:06 Scheduled 1667480 7/2/2024 16:59 7/2/2024 17:33 >Closed 1667481 7/3/2024 9:34 Scheduled 1667482 7/3/2024 14:15 Scheduled 1667483 7/3/2024 20:06 7/3/2024 20:31 >Closed 1667484 7/3/2024 23:08 7/4/2024 13:31 >Closed 1667485 7/4/2024 7:01 7/4/2024 7:35 >Closed 1667486 7/4/2024 7:11 7/4/2024 7:35 >Closed 1667487 7/4/2024 14:59 7/4/2024 17:30 >Closed 1667488 7/4/2024 15:02 7/4/2024 16:30 >Closed 1667489 7/4/2024 16:08 7/4/2024 16:30 >Closed 1667490 7/4/2024 19:01 7/4/2024 19:30 >Closed 1667491 7/5/2024 0:56 7/5/2024 13:33 >Closed 1667492 7/5/2024 15:00 7/6/2024 21:31 >Completed* 1667493 7/5/2024 16:01 7/5/2024 16:30 >Completed* 1667494 7/5/2024 21:58 7/5/2024 22:30 >Completed* 1667495 7/6/2024 0:01 7/6/2024 0:30 >Completed* 1667496 7/6/2024 8:10 7/6/2024 9:30 >Completed* 1667497 7/6/2024 12:05 7/6/2024 12:31 >Completed* 1667498 7/6/2024 14:05 7/6/2024 14:30 >Completed* 1667499 7/6/2024 16:00 7/6/2024 16:35 >Completed* 1667500 7/6/2024 20:04 7/7/2024 0:35 >Completed* 1667501 7/7/2024 7:07 7/7/2024 7:30 >Completed* 1667502 7/7/2024 9:04 7/7/2024 9:36 >Completed* 1667503 7/7/2024 13:00 7/7/2024 13:30 >Completed* 1667504 7/7/2024 13:05 7/7/2024 13:30 >Completed* 1667505 7/7/2024 17:05 7/7/2024 17:30 >Completed* 1667522 7/9/2024 17:06 7/9/2024 17:40 >Closed 1667523 7/9/2024 20:07 7/9/2024 20:30 >Closed 1667524 7/10/2024 15:04 7/10/2024 15:34 >Closed 1667525 7/10/2024 15:05 7/10/2024 15:34 >Closed 1667526 7/10/2024 17:06 7/10/2024 17:30 >Closed 1667631 7/29/2024 8:06 7/29/2024 8:31 >Closed 1667632 7/29/2024 12:00 Scheduled 1667633 7/29/2024 12:03 7/30/2024 7:30 >Closed 1667634 7/30/2024 9:11 New* 1667635 7/30/2024 10:44 New* 1667636 7/30/2024 11:24 Scheduled 1667637 7/30/2024 12:03 Scheduled 1667638 7/30/2024 12:41 Scheduled 1667639 7/30/2024 13:16 New* 1667640 7/30/2024 13:19 New* 1667641 7/30/2024 16:56 In Progress 1667642 7/30/2024 16:57 Scheduled 1667643 7/30/2024 17:32 New* 1667644 7/31/2024 7:11 Scheduled 1667645 7/31/2024 10:09 New* 1667646 7/31/2024 11:13 Assigned 1667647 7/31/2024 12:32 User Has Responded 1667648 7/31/2024 13:04 7/31/2024 14:34 >Closed 1667649 7/31/2024 15:28 In Progress 1667650 7/31/2024 16:25 New* 1667651 7/31/2024 16:53 New* 1667652 7/31/2024 17:03 7/31/2024 17:31 >Closed 1667653 8/1/2024 11:04 8/1/2024 21:32 >Completed* 1667654 8/1/2024 12:08 8/1/2024 12:31 >Completed* 1667655 8/2/2024 11:52 8/2/2024 11:54 >Closed 1667656 8/2/2024 17:08 8/2/2024 17:30 >Completed* 1667657 8/2/2024 22:06 8/4/2024 15:30 >Completed* 1667658 8/3/2024 7:06 8/4/2024 9:30 >Completed* 1667659 8/3/2024 8:04 8/3/2024 8:36 >Completed* 1667660 8/3/2024 9:06 8/3/2024 9:30 >Completed* 1667661 8/3/2024 11:58 8/3/2024 12:30 >Completed* 1667662 8/3/2024 16:09 8/3/2024 17:31 >Completed* 1667663 8/3/2024 19:07 8/3/2024 20:35 >Completed* 1667664 8/4/2024 13:07 8/4/2024 13:30 >Completed* 1667665 8/4/2024 15:04 8/4/2024 15:30 >Completed* 1667666 8/4/2024 20:06 8/4/2024 21:30 >Completed* 1667667 8/4/2024 23:07 8/4/2024 23:30 >Completed* 1667668 8/5/2024 7:06 8/5/2024 8:31 >Completed* 1667669 8/5/2024 11:01 8/5/2024 15:32 >Completed* 1667670 8/5/2024 11:01 8/6/2024 14:31 >Completed* 1667671 8/5/2024 15:06 8/5/2024 15:32 >Completed* 1667672 8/5/2024 17:03 8/5/2024 17:30 >Completed* 1667673 8/5/2024 17:09 8/5/2024 17:30 >Completed* 1667674 8/6/2024 16:56 8/6/2024 17:30 >Completed* 1667675 8/7/2024 18:02 8/7/2024 19:30 >Completed* 1667676 8/7/2024 21:01 8/7/2024 22:34 >Completed* 1667677 8/8/2024 10:57 Waiting on User 1667678 8/8/2024 15:46 New* 1667679 8/8/2024 20:59 8/8/2024 23:32 >Completed* 1667680 8/9/2024 9:55 8/9/2024 12:31 >Completed* 1667681 8/9/2024 14:45 New* 1667682 8/9/2024 16:05 8/9/2024 16:30 >Completed* 1667683 8/9/2024 21:55 8/10/2024 0:32 >Completed* 1667684 8/10/2024 6:59 8/10/2024 21:31 >Completed* 1667685 8/10/2024 11:07 8/10/2024 21:32 >Completed* 1667686 8/10/2024 19:06 8/10/2024 19:30 >Completed* 1667687 8/10/2024 20:49 In Progress 1667688 8/10/2024 22:04 8/10/2024 22:31 >Completed* 1667694 8/12/2024 10:26 Waiting on Vendor 1667695 8/12/2024 12:06 New* 1667696 8/12/2024 12:08 8/12/2024 13:30 >Completed* 1667697 8/12/2024 14:30 Scheduled 1667746 8/19/2024 19:58 8/19/2024 20:37 >Completed* 1667752 8/21/2024 14:23 New* 1667753 8/21/2024 15:49 8/21/2024 16:30 >Completed* 1667754 8/21/2024 16:58 8/21/2024 18:30 >Completed* 1667755 8/21/2024 19:06 8/21/2024 21:30 >Completed* 1667756 8/21/2024 20:31 In Progress 1667757 8/21/2024 21:05 8/22/2024 0:31 >Completed* 1667758 8/21/2024 22:51 8/21/2024 23:30 >Completed* 1667759 8/22/2024 1:00 In Progress 1667760 8/22/2024 7:10 8/22/2024 7:30 >Completed* 1667761 8/22/2024 9:35 New* 1667762 8/23/2024 0:01 8/23/2024 0:31 >Completed* 1667763 8/23/2024 7:10 8/23/2024 7:32 >Completed* 1667764 8/23/2024 15:38 Scheduled 1667765 8/23/2024 15:50 8/23/2024 16:34 >Completed* 1667766 8/23/2024 23:12 8/24/2024 13:31 >Completed* 1667767 8/24/2024 15:03 8/24/2024 18:31 >Completed* 1667768 8/24/2024 16:08 8/25/2024 10:30 >Completed* 1667769 8/24/2024 23:49 8/25/2024 9:30 >Completed* 1667770 8/25/2024 0:00 8/25/2024 0:30 >Completed* 1667771 8/25/2024 7:07 8/25/2024 10:30 >Completed* 1667772 8/25/2024 12:55 8/25/2024 17:30 >Completed* 1667773 8/25/2024 13:15 8/25/2024 15:30 >Completed* 1667774 8/26/2024 10:45 New* 1667775 8/26/2024 11:10 Waiting on User 1667776 8/26/2024 15:11 New* 1667777 8/27/2024 6:49 8/27/2024 7:34 >Completed* 1667778 8/27/2024 8:54 New* 1667779 8/27/2024 14:52 Scheduled 1667780 8/27/2024 15:07 8/27/2024 15:31 >Completed* 1667781 8/27/2024 15:26 Scheduled 1667782 8/27/2024 19:05 8/27/2024 20:31 >Completed* 1667783 8/28/2024 6:55 8/28/2024 7:30 >Completed* 1667784 8/28/2024 8:52 In Progress 1667785 8/28/2024 9:42 In Progress 1667786 8/28/2024 11:55 8/28/2024 13:30 >Completed* 1667787 8/28/2024 12:07 8/29/2024 12:30 >Completed* 1667788 8/28/2024 12:30 Waiting on User 1667789 8/28/2024 23:10 8/29/2024 0:30 >Completed* 1667790 8/29/2024 8:54 Scheduled 1667791 8/29/2024 9:01 Scheduled 1667802 8/30/2024 17:40 New* 1667803 8/30/2024 18:12 New* 1667804 8/30/2024 20:57 8/30/2024 21:30 >Completed* 1667805 8/31/2024 6:08 New* 1667806 8/31/2024 7:29 New* 1667807 8/31/2024 8:05 8/31/2024 8:30 >Completed* 1667808 8/31/2024 8:53 New* 1667809 8/31/2024 14:58 8/31/2024 15:30 >Completed* 1667810 8/31/2024 16:08 8/31/2024 17:30 >Completed* 1667811 8/31/2024 18:05 9/1/2024 18:30 >Completed* 1667812 8/31/2024 19:08 8/31/2024 19:30 >Completed* 1667813 8/31/2024 20:58 8/31/2024 22:30 >Completed* Thank you again
- lbendlin1 year agoSuper User
- ajdm20071 year agoHelper III
Thank you so much,
Let me take a look, I will keep you posted.
- ajdm20071 year agoHelper III
Hello lbendlin ,
Firts at all, thank you so much for your time.
I've been reviewing what you did, and here are my findings.
1. Total Tickets Solved
Here’s my formula:total_tickets_solved = COUNTROWS( FILTER( tickets, RELATED('status'[description]) = "Completed" ) )And here’s yours:
Tickets Solved = CALCULATE( DISTINCTCOUNT(Tickets[id]), USERELATIONSHIP('Calendar'[Date],Tickets[date resolved]) )I find your way of calculating solved tickets interesting because, from my perspective, what determines if a ticket is solved is its status. In the TICKETS table, this can either be ">Completed" or ">Completed (No Email)."
That’s why I have a STATUS table where the `status` column links to the `status` column in the TICKETS table, and I use that filter in my formula.
2. Total Tickets Solved Previous Month
Here’s my formula:total_tickets_solved_previous_month = CALCULATE( COUNTROWS( FILTER( tickets, RELATED('status'[description]) = "Completed" ) ), PREVIOUSMONTH('calendar'[date]) )And here’s yours:
Tickets Solved Previous Month = CALCULATE( [Tickets Solved], PREVIOUSMONTH('Calendar'[Date]) )
My formula has a major mistake—I’m not using the `total_tickets_solved` measure, which forces Power BI to recalculate the number of solved tickets. But even after fixing that, the result remains the same: the metric still returns blank or empty.At this point, I think the problem has to be with the relationship because I can’t find another explanation.
What do you think?
Thank you again,
- lbendlin1 year agoSuper User
RELATED is reserved for use in calculated columns. It is not necessary in measures.
PREVIOUSMONTH by itself won't work as the calendar table is not joined via the "resolved date" but via the "created date. Hence the use of USERELATIONSHIP to temporarily change that.