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MSC
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5 years ago
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Calculate sales growth using calculated column

Hi everyone!   I'd like to create a calculated column which returns the growth rate of my product sales. I've already managed to do with by means of measures but failed with a calculated column. Fo...
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    camargos88
    5 years ago

    MSC ,

     

    Try this code for a new calculated column:

    Growth = 
VAR _lastDate = MAXX(FILTER('Table', 'Table'[Product] = EARLIER('Table'[Product]) && [Date] < EARLIER('Table'[Date])), 'Table'[Date])
VAR _lastValue = CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Sales]), FILTER('Table', 'Table'[Product] = EARLIER('Table'[Product]) && [Date] = _lastDate))

RETURN IF(_lastValue <> BLANK(),  ('Table'[Sales] - _lastValue) / _lastValue)
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camargos88
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5 years ago

MSC ,

Can you provide the input data and the desired output ? I can work on it.

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MSC
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5 years ago

camargos88Yes, of course. Thanks. I'll notify you as soon as the prepared data is uploaded on github.