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Anonymous
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Dynamic Reference Line

I have a line graph showing trend lines for prices of multiple commodities. I need a vertical reference line (dynamic) on this graph to differentiate between the current and forecast values on the X-axis of this graph. (For example, if I am viewing the graph in January 2021, the line should be placed between January and February 2021)
Using a combination chart is not working.
Is there any other way to achieve this?

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v-yingjl
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

You can create measure to calculate specific period values and show it in the line chart:

Measure = 
CALCULATE (
    SUM ( 'Table'[Sales] ),
    FILTER (
        'Table',
        'Table'[Category]
            IN DISTINCT ( 'Table'[Category] )
                && 'Table'[Date].[MonthNo] >= MONTH ( TODAY () )
                && 'Table'[Date].[MonthNo]
                    <= MONTH ( TODAY () ) + 1
    )
)

re.png

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
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-yingjl
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

You can create measure to calculate specific period values and show it in the line chart:

Measure = 
CALCULATE (
    SUM ( 'Table'[Sales] ),
    FILTER (
        'Table',
        'Table'[Category]
            IN DISTINCT ( 'Table'[Category] )
                && 'Table'[Date].[MonthNo] >= MONTH ( TODAY () )
                && 'Table'[Date].[MonthNo]
                    <= MONTH ( TODAY () ) + 1
    )
)

re.png

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

parry2k
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous Read this post to get your answer quickly.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490



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lbendlin
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Super User

create a measure that computes this, and add it to the visual values

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