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Dynamic Quarter Selection
- 6 years ago
It was using LASTDATE('Asset type'[As_of_date]) In the Current Quarter downloads that was giving you the problem but we also didn't need the filter statement.
Current Quarter = VAR _current = FORMAT ( TODAY() ,"yyyy-\Qq" ) RETURN CALCULATE( SUM ( 'Asset type'[Downloads] ), 'Asset type'[Fiscal_quarter] = _current )Last Quarter = var _last = FORMAT ( EOMONTH( TODAY(), -3 ),"yyyy-\Qq") RETURN CALCULATE( SUM ( 'Asset type'[Downloads] ), 'Asset type'[Fiscal_quarter] = _last )For your second question a couple of notes.
First you should always write a measure rather than just pulling a value into a visual so for downloads we have.
Total Downloads = SUM ( 'Asset type'[Downloads] )This lets us use that in further measures, prior week for example:
PW Downloads = CALCULATE ( [Total Downloads] , DATEADD ( 'Asset type'[As_of_date] , -7 , DAY ) )Then we can put them together for a week over week change
WoW downloads = [Total Downloads] - [PW Downloads]And again for the % change
WoW % Change = DIVIDE ( [WoW downloads], [PW Downloads] )My updated file is attached for you to take a look at.
If this solves your issues please mark it as the solution. Kudos 👍 are nice too.
Hi Everyone,
I am creating calculated measures to report out on some seats data. I am trying to use the fiscal qtr filter in a calculated measure to calculate "Current Quarter" and "last quarter" like this,
I can use "dateadd" for date formats and number formats. How do I make this quarter selection dynamic for text formats("Q4-2019"), so that I don't have to make this change in the formula, every quarter?
- Greg_Deckler6 years agoCommunity Champion
Any chance we could see some sample raw data? Please see this post regarding How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490