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Helper IClustered Column Chart - Grouping by same month over years?
I'm trying to create a clustered column chart that would show a count of leads, by month, with each cluster representing the same month.
I've got the data in the format i want it, the query has two columns one that is start of month date, and next is a sum column that is a count of the amount of leads.
I can't quite get how to group the clusters to show the same months for previous years, such that cluster 1 would contain january 2017, january 2016, january, 2015etc.
I was trying to create a measure that would calculate the same month for the previous year, but can't quite get there. I can calculate previous year, and previous month, but not previous year, same month?
Any advice?
Alternatively you can drag your Date field to the Axis and keep only the MONTH from the resulting Hierarchy
then drag your Date field again but this time to the Legend and keep only the YEAR
and finally place your Measure (which won't need any adjustments now because of the Legend) in the Value
If you have many years - you can limit what shows on the chart with a Slicer or some type of filter limiting the years
One thing to note about this approach is that it will let you compare months of different years not only consecutive years
for example Monthly data in 2016 vs monthly data in 2012 only
Like this...
Hope this helps! :smileyhappy:
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- Phil_Seamark
Microsoft Employee
Hi pe2950,
Do you have some sample data that you can share and perhaps a mock up drawing of what you'd like the chart to look like?
Cheers,
Phil
pe2950Data looks like this:
StartOfMonth LeadCount Year Month
1/1/2017 100 2017 1
2/1/2017 90 2017 2
etc...
Id like a column chart that looks like this:
Column 1 = January 2016, Column 2 = January 107, Column 3 = Febuary 2016, Column 4 = Febuary 2017
I think i need a DAX with same period last year...
SeanCommunity Champion
Alternatively you can drag your Date field to the Axis and keep only the MONTH from the resulting Hierarchy
then drag your Date field again but this time to the Legend and keep only the YEAR
and finally place your Measure (which won't need any adjustments now because of the Legend) in the Value
If you have many years - you can limit what shows on the chart with a Slicer or some type of filter limiting the years
One thing to note about this approach is that it will let you compare months of different years not only consecutive years
for example Monthly data in 2016 vs monthly data in 2012 only
Like this...
Hope this helps! :smileyhappy:
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