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@ links to members, content   Hi I need assistance writing a DAX formula that will produce this Period filter.   I have my relationship with my dimension and date table however my formula will not ...
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  • sanimesa's avatar
    sanimesa
    6 years ago

    AnonymousDid you create a relationship between your new calculated table and fact table?

     

    A simpler and crude appoach would be to create a calculated column in your date dimension table called Period which will use a switch statement to spit out a period value. A crude vesion below:

     

    Period =

SWITCH(TRUE(),
TODAY() - 'Date Table'[Date] <= 7, "Last 7 Days",
TODAY() - 'Date Table'[Date] <=30, "Last 30 Days",
"All period")

     

     

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sanimesa
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6 years ago

Can you please post the fomula you are using?  A common issue with date dimension with dates in fact table is if dates in fact table is defined as date-time, it may not match. You can try checking that by creating a table and a simple date dimension filter, whether it is filtering the fact table at all in the first place. 

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Anonymous
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6 years ago

This is the formula I tried to use  is there an easier way?

DatePeriod =
UNION (  
   ADDCOLUMNS( SUMMARIZE( CALCULATETABLE('Date' , DATESBETWEEN('Date'[Date],today()-07+1,today()) ), 'Date'[Date]),"Period","Last 07 Days")  ,
   ADDCOLUMNS( SUMMARIZE( CALCULATETABLE('Date' , DATESBETWEEN('Date'[Date],today()-14+1,today()) ), 'Date'[Date]),"Period","Last 14 Days") ,
   ADDCOLUMNS( SUMMARIZE( CALCULATETABLE('Date' , DATESBETWEEN('Date'[Date],today()-30+1,today()) ), 'Date'[Date]),"Period","Last 30 Days") ,
   ADDCOLUMNS( SUMMARIZE( CALCULATETABLE('Date' , DATESBETWEEN('Date'[Date],today()-90+1,today()) ), 'Date'[Date]),"Period","Last 90 Days") ,
   ADDCOLUMNS( SUMMARIZE( CALCULATETABLE('Date'), 'Date'[Date]),"Period","Overall")
  • sanimesa's avatar
    sanimesa
    Post Prodigy
    6 years ago

    AnonymousDid you create a relationship between your new calculated table and fact table?

     

    A simpler and crude appoach would be to create a calculated column in your date dimension table called Period which will use a switch statement to spit out a period value. A crude vesion below:

     

    Period =

SWITCH(TRUE(),
TODAY() - 'Date Table'[Date] <= 7, "Last 7 Days",
TODAY() - 'Date Table'[Date] <=30, "Last 30 Days",
"All period")

     

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      6 years ago

      how do you create a calculated column in date table.   Are you saying create this calculated column in the dimension table or the date table?  Either way I dont know how to create the calculated column.

      • sanimesa's avatar
        sanimesa
        Post Prodigy
        6 years ago

        Anonymous You will create this calculated column on yout Date Dimension table (which I presume is called 'Date Time'). 

        It is simple to create a calculated column - you right click on table name and select New Column from thee menu. It will open up an area on top where you enter a DAX expression.