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I want to calculate the difference in % between two dated values, like in this example:
January 2016: 10
January 2017: 11
%diff: +10%
This is what i've managed to do until now:
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi,
If I understand you correctly, you can use SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR().
Amount (same time last year)
= CALCULATE(
SUM(FactInternetSales[SalesAmount]),
SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(OrderDate[FullDateAlternateKey]),
ALL(OrderDate)
)
For example, this should give you:
Order Date (Year) Sale Amount Calc Sale Amount Same Last Year
2016 10
2017 11 10
From there, you should be able to calculate %diff.
There's a good article about Time Intelligence function, including SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR() - http://radacad.com/secret-of-
time-intelligence-functions-in-power-bi
Hope this helps.
Hi @nzboan,
Have you tried the solution provided by @Anonymous above? Does it work in your scenario? If it works, could you accept it as solution to close this thread?
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Hi,
If I understand you correctly, you can use SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR().
Amount (same time last year)
= CALCULATE(
SUM(FactInternetSales[SalesAmount]),
SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(OrderDate[FullDateAlternateKey]),
ALL(OrderDate)
)
For example, this should give you:
Order Date (Year) Sale Amount Calc Sale Amount Same Last Year
2016 10
2017 11 10
From there, you should be able to calculate %diff.
There's a good article about Time Intelligence function, including SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR() - http://radacad.com/secret-of-
time-intelligence-functions-in-power-bi
Hope this helps.
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