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Calculate difference from previous month
I have the following table that looks as such
I am using the following formula to count all orders
numOrders = COUNTROWS(AllOrders)
I then calculate the total retailed orders based on whether there is a retail date
Total Retailed = CALCULATE (
[numOrders],
FILTER (
'AllOrders',
AND (
NOT ( ISBLANK ( 'AllOrders'[RetailDate] ) ),
DATEVALUE(AllOrders[RetailDate]) <= MAX ( BasicCalendarUS[DateKey] )
)
))I then calculate the total retailed orders year to date by using this formula
Total Retailed YTD = CALCULATE (
[Total Retailed],
FILTER (
'AllOrders',
YEAR( 'AllOrders'[RetailDate] ) = YEAR( MAX ( BasicCalendarUS[DateKey] ) )
)
)Now what I want is to have it do a month over month calculation to see the difference. I am having trouble picking up a formula that looks to the previous month and subtracts it from the current month to give me the number.
Below is a screenshot of what I am looking for. ( I left out some months for simplicity)
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!
Derek
2 Replies
- AnonymousNot applicable
Hi dkbollig,
In my opinion, you can use a calculate column to store the running total, then write a measure to get the running total of previous month and calculate the different between current value and previous.
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng
- ElliotPPost Prodigy
AnonymousSounds like the idea. I can't see any operations in there so that might be something to consider.