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willatkinson
Helper II
2 years ago

Expressions based on visualisation figures

Hi all,

 

I had a table visualisation that was split into quaters via a date hiearchy.

 

I was wondering if you are able to to calculate expressions based on values that are produced by a visual, that don't appear in the tables of the model itself? 

 

For example could I write expressions that include the values of Qtr 2 here, even though the coloum isn't in the data model?

 

Cheers,

 

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    2 years ago

    Hi willatkinson ,

     

    This effect can be achieved using the DATESBETWEEN function.Refer to the following:

    Quarter 2 Sales = 
CALCULATE(
    [total_sales],
    DATESBETWEEN(
        'Date'[Date],
        DATE(Year(TODAY()), 4, 1),
        DATE(Year(TODAY()), 6, 30)
    )
)

    Quarter 3 Sales = 
CALCULATE(
    [total_sales],
    DATESBETWEEN(
        'Date'[Date],
        DATE(Year(TODAY()), 7, 1),
        DATE(Year(TODAY()), 9, 30)
    )
)

     

     

    Best Regards,
    Adamk Kong

     

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    • willatkinson's avatar
      willatkinson
      Helper II
      2 years ago

      This is what I get, it doesn't pick up the date field I'm trying to reference, and won't pick up a column in place of [total_sales]

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable
        2 years ago

        Hi willatkinson ,

         

        Can you provide some test data to facilitate me to answer your question as soon as possible?

         

        Best Regards,
        Adamk Kong