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Date comparison help
- Anonymous5 years ago
From your description, I have entered some sample data like the picture below:
Calendar = calendar(date(2020,1,1),today())
VARTermed = CALCULATE(MIN('Calendar'[Date]),ALLSELECTED('Calendar'))
VARTermedFlag = IF(org_chart_employees[term_date] >= [VARTermed], "yes", "no")
VARTermedFlag = IF(org_chart_employees[term_date] >= [VARTermed], "yes", "no") always return Yes.
Because Measure is a dynamic aggregated value, in the VARTermed = CALCULATE(MIN('Calendar'[DATE]),ALLSELECTED('Calendar')) scenario, the minimum value of ‘calendar’ will always be returned.
Even if they look similar, there is a big difference between calculated columns and measures.
The value of a calculated column is computed during data refresh and uses the current row as a context; it does not depend on user interaction in the report.
A measure operates on aggregations of data defined by the current context, which depends on the filter applied in the report – such as slicer, rows, and columns selection in a pivot table, or axes and filters applied to a chart.
I would like to suggest you take a look at below blog which told about difference between calculated column and measure:
Calculated Columns and Measures in DAX
For a better way to do the Date comparison, you can try this:
Measure = IF(MAX(org_chart_employees[Term_date]) >= [VARTermed], "yes", "no")
Here is the demo , please try it:
Hope it helps.
Best Regards,
Caitlyn Yan
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marjoriefialek , Try measure like
VARTermedFlag = IF(max(org_chart_employees[term_date]) >= [VARTermed], "yes", "no")
or
VARTermedFlag = if(isblank(calculate(countrows(Table) , filter(org_chart_employees, org_chart_employees[term_date]) >= [VARTermed])) "no","yes")
- marjoriefialek5 years agoHelper I
Hi amitchandak this didn't work. Is it possible to create a custom table from values coming from a filter? the formula works fine in excel when both are date columns. If I create a column, the first date is 1/1/2015 which is the first date of the dataset. I am trying to compare the min date of the filter to a date column in the dataset.