Difference among years

[mlsx4]

Hi all!

I'm trying to compare my supplies among years. I have created three measures:

Total consumption= SUM(Fact_Invoices[Consumption])

LY_Total consumption = CALCULATE([Total consumption], SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(Dim_Dates[Date])) 

Diff YoY = [Total consumption]-[LY_Total consumption]

If no filter is applied, it works fine. But if I want to check all months along the different years it fails. For instance, if I put "July" in slicer, then the table / bar chart only works for 2022 and 2023. I need also to compare 2022 with 2021, 2021 with 2020, and so on...

How can I achieve that?

Thank you in advance

[parry2k]

@mlsx4 I tried to mimic what you have and it is working;

[parry2k]

@mlsx4 so you are purely filtering on month, not on year?

[mlsx4]

Hi @parry2k 

Yes I'm sure. There are no filters in my report except month

The only difference between your "mimic" report and mine is that I have also field center in the rows (Center and then consumption type). The problem is there for sure, because if I ommit the field it works.

P.S. I have been doing some tests. Center is a dimTable with the code and the name of the center. If I choose the value from there it doesn't work, but if I put the code taken by supplies table it works. However, I need the name. Relationship is 1 to many on the side of fact table. I don't really know what's happening. And what's more, if I reply every step in a new report, it works fine. The problem is that I cannot separate it from the big report.

It is really frustrating!!

[mlsx4 · Accepted solution]

Finally, I have created a calculated column with RELATED to bring names and make it works. It's not an optimum solution but it is what's working... 😅

[parry2k]

@mlsx4 not sure why but it should work. What column do you have on the x-axis?  

[mlsx4]

Hi @parry2k 

If I use a matrix, I have:

• In the rows: name of the center, type of consumption (electricity, water...). 
• In the columns: hierarchy (year, month)- I have also tried to put it separately with same result
• In the values: the three measures

And then, as slicers: year, month, center or type of consumption.