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btalahmbong
Advocate II
9 years ago

Create Column with Last 3 Months

Hi,   I have a date column and I am trying to create a calculated column that contains the dates from current date and shifts back 3 months. So far I noticed it is possible to use DATESBETWEEN or D...
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Datatouille
Solution Sage
9 years ago

Hi btalahmbong

 

DatesBetween and DatesinPeriod both return tables and not a scalar value.

As a result, you cannot use the functions "alone' (except when using DAX as a query language to create new tables) in measures or calculated columns.

But you can use these tables as filter arguments to Calculate yes.

For example, this measure:

 

SalesLast3Month = Calculate ([Total Sales],DATESINPERIOD('All Stations'[Date],TODAY(), -3,MONTH))

 returns the total sales of the last three months.

Measures automatically adapt to filter context and make your calculations dynamic!

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      btalahmbong
      Advocate II
      9 years ago

      For now, I'm creating new measures filtered by last 3 months. I'll keep on playing with it and see if I can find a way to create a column that acts as a 3 monh filter.