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Anonymous
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Beginning Balance

Hi, Do you know how to calculate beginning balance in power bi?

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danextian
Super User
Super User

Hi @Anonymous,

It depends on your data model. If I were to calculate the balance sheet value, I'd use a measure similar to below:

Balance Sheet Value =
CALCULATE (
    SUM ( Fact[Value] ),
    FILTER (
        ALL ( DatesTable ),
        DatesTable[DateColumn] <= MAX ( DatesTable[DateColumn] )
    )
)

And for the beginning balance, that would be:

Balance Sheet Value =
CALCULATE (
    SUM ( Fact[Value] ),
    FILTER (
        ALL ( DatesTable ),
        DatesTable[DateColumn] < MIN ( DatesTable[DateColumn] )
    )
)




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danextian
Super User
Super User

Hi @Anonymous,

It depends on your data model. If I were to calculate the balance sheet value, I'd use a measure similar to below:

Balance Sheet Value =
CALCULATE (
    SUM ( Fact[Value] ),
    FILTER (
        ALL ( DatesTable ),
        DatesTable[DateColumn] <= MAX ( DatesTable[DateColumn] )
    )
)

And for the beginning balance, that would be:

Balance Sheet Value =
CALCULATE (
    SUM ( Fact[Value] ),
    FILTER (
        ALL ( DatesTable ),
        DatesTable[DateColumn] < MIN ( DatesTable[DateColumn] )
    )
)




Dane Belarmino | Microsoft MVP | Proud to be a Super User!

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!


"Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand."
Need Power BI consultation, get in touch with me on LinkedIn or hire me on UpWork.
Learn with me on YouTube @DAXJutsu or follow my page on Facebook @DAXJutsuPBI.

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