Comparing Data

[Anonymous]

Hi, 

I have some value data from 2006 till 2020 on monthly basis from a meter and a new value will be uploaded in PBI each month. If I want to compare this information in a way I have month on X-axis and Value on Y-axis and can select/compare; for example, the last 3 yrs or 5 yrs, what should I do? 

[v-janeyg-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Anonymous 

It’s my pleasure to answer for you.

According to your description,I think you can create a calculated column ,then use it in the legend.

Like this:

year = YEAR(Table1[merged ])

Here is my sample .pbix file.Hope it helps.

If it doesn’t solve your problem, please feel free to ask me.

Best Regards

Janey Guo

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[Anonymous]

The objective is to compare this year's values with any combination of previous years values. For example, 2020 with 2019, but also 2020 with 2017, 2018, 2019. 

[vanessafvg]

can i ask what you are looking for?  there are different ways of comparing for example you could compare last year to this year by creating 2 different measures.    You could also look for correlations based on categories.   what is your objective?