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Vladan
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Dateadd issue with quarter

Hello, 

 

I encountered problem with dateadd function when trying to calculate values from previous quarter. Same problem as in post below:

DateAdd problem with Quarter - Microsoft Power BI Community

This is how my data looks:

Vladan_0-1649750921685.png

Does anyone know why it shows blank only in case of 30/6?

 

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v-zhangti
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @Vladan 

 

This problem may be due to the fact that DATEADD does not correctly identify the end of the month, and on June 30 he wants to return March 30, but there is no such date in the table.

You can try the function EDATE. https://docs.microsoft.com/dax/edate-function-dax 

vzhangti_0-1650360809576.png

At this time, two dates appear, March 30 and March 31. In order to display the dates of the previous quarter, you can try to specify the data range in the form of Year-month.

vzhangti_1-1650360952841.png

Measure = 
CALCULATE('Table'[Assets 1],FILTER(ALL('Table'),[Year Month]=SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Last Quarter])))

vzhangti_2-1650361057488.png

Is this the output you expect?

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-zhangti
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @Vladan 

 

This problem may be due to the fact that DATEADD does not correctly identify the end of the month, and on June 30 he wants to return March 30, but there is no such date in the table.

You can try the function EDATE. https://docs.microsoft.com/dax/edate-function-dax 

vzhangti_0-1650360809576.png

At this time, two dates appear, March 30 and March 31. In order to display the dates of the previous quarter, you can try to specify the data range in the form of Year-month.

vzhangti_1-1650360952841.png

Measure = 
CALCULATE('Table'[Assets 1],FILTER(ALL('Table'),[Year Month]=SELECTEDVALUE('Table'[Last Quarter])))

vzhangti_2-1650361057488.png

Is this the output you expect?

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

AllisonKennedy
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@Vladan  the DATEADD Function should only be used with a Date dimension table - do you have a dimDate table you can use in the formula instead of the DAtaMerged[Date] ?


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@AllisonKennedy 

I have a calendar table that is connected to my maiin table. I changed the measure but no luck in desired outcome.

This is how it all looks now:

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amitchandak
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Super User

@Vladan , Dateadd needs continuous dates , Please use a date table and try

 

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