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Yamabushi's avatar
Yamabushi
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3 years ago

CALCULATE with month names

Hi,   I'm having a hard time understanding why a measure isn't working. I'm using the AdventureWorks DW If I try this measure, the filter context isn't changing: _TotalSalesByYear = CALCULATE([_...
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amitchandak
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3 years ago

Yamabushi , Try meausres like

 

This Year = CALCULATE([_TotalSales],filter(ALL('DimDate'),'DimDate'[Year]=max('DimDate'[Year])))

 

This year Sales = CALCULATE([_TotalSales],DATESYTD(ENDOFYEAR('DimDate'[Date]),"12/31"))

 

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