DAX SELECTVALUE() not recognizing dynamic measure

[vsorensen]

Hi,

I'm having an issue where the value returned by SELECTEDVALUE can be compared to a hardcoded value but not a measure. Below is the code that I've written. 

Planned Contingency Spending = 
IF(
    SELECTEDVALUE('BAC EAC Data (COBRA)'[FY]) <= [FiscalYear],
    BLANK(),
    CALCULATE(
        SUM(
            'Contingency-Funding Profile'[Planned Contingency Spending]
        ),
        'BAC EAC Data (COBRA)'[FY] = MAX('BAC EAC Data (COBRA)'[FY]
        )
    )
)

The measure [FiscalYear] returns the value "FY22 Q3". 

As written, the IF() statement evaluates to false no matter what the 'BAC EAC Data (COBRA)' [FY] value is, even if it is less than the [FiscalYear] value. If I replace [FiscalYear] with a hardcoded value of "FY22 Q3" the code runs as desired and there is no sum calculated for fiscal quarters equal to or before FY22 Q3. I need to have this code be dynamic so that it does not have to be updated each quarter. Is there anyway around this?

[v-yalanwu-msft]

Hi， @vsorensen ；

It can be compared with the metric value, but since the metric value changes dynamically; so you can put [FiscalYear] in the table to see if each row returns what is the result?

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[parry2k]

@vsorensen your reply is very confusing, you are saying it is a column and at the same time you said here is the expression for the measure?

Could you please read your reply and explain it clearly? Thanks!

[vsorensen]

I apologize for the confusion

'BAC EAC Data (COBRA)' [FY] is a column and that is what I use for the x-axis in my visual

FiscalYear is a measure that determines the current fiscal year and quarter (i.e. "FY22 Q3")

[parry2k]

@vsorensen what is the expression for Fiscal Year measure, seems like it is getting evaluated in the row context and the value is changing. Maybe the visual you are using, drop Fiscal Year measure in that visual and check what value you are getting.

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[vsorensen]

The FiscalYear measure is not in the visual itself. Instead I have a column in the data set called FY and that is in the x-axis. 

Here is the code for the FiscalYear measure:

FiscalYear = 
VAR CurrentPeriod = 
    CALCULATE(
        MAX('BAC EAC Data (COBRA)'[Date]),
        FILTER('BAC EAC Data (COBRA)', 'BAC EAC Data (COBRA)'[ACWP] > 0))

VAR _Month = MONTH(CurrentPeriod)

VAR _Year = RIGHT(YEAR(CurrentPeriod), 2)

RETURN
IF(
    _Month >= 10 && _Month <= 12,
    "FY" & _Year + 1 & " Q1",
    IF(
        _Month >= 1 && _Month <= 3,
        "FY" & _Year & " Q2",
        IF(
            _Month >= 4 && _Month <= 6,
            "FY" & _Year & " Q3",
            "FY" & _Year & " Q4"
        )
    )
)