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GJUDGE
Helper II
4 years ago
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Comparing Periods in the same table

I am sure this is a fairly straightforward problem for most but I'm fairly new to Power BI and any help is appreciated!   I have a single table that compiles monthly reporting information. I want t...
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  • v-xiaotang's avatar
    v-xiaotang
    4 years ago

    Hi GJUDGE 

    You can use Edate() function to get last period, for example, 

    Last Period = 
    var _currentDate=MAX('table'[date])
    var _lastDate=EDATE(_currentDate,-1)
return 
    CALCULATE(SUM('table'[Output]),'table'[date]=_lastDate)

    Kindly note:  Edate() function has some limitations,

    If you can't use Edate() on some occasions, you can try this measure,

    Last Period = 
    var _maxDate=MAX('table'[date])
    var _lastDate=DATE(YEAR(_maxDate),MONTH(_maxDate)-1,1)
return 
    CALCULATE(SUM('table'[Output]),'table'[date]=_lastDate)

     

     

    Best Regards,

    Community Support Team _Tang

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GJUDGE's avatar
GJUDGE
Helper II
4 years ago

jppv20 Thanks! If this can be built into the measure that would be best if you could advise?

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jppv20
Solution Sage
4 years ago

GJUDGE 

In that case this measure should work:

OutputDifference =
var Output = CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Output]),FILTER('Table','Table'[Reporting Period]=MAXX('Table','Table'[Reporting Period])))
var OutputLastPeriod = CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Output]),FILTER('Table',MONTH('Table'[Reporting Period])=MONTH(MAXX('Table','Table'[Reporting Period]))-1))

Return

Output-OutputLastPeriod

 

Jori

 

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