Filters in the Calculation function

[tchen0]

Hello, 

I am new here. I have a measure created below:

OP_Act = CALCULATE(sum('OP - Data'[Fcst_Act]),  'OP - Data'[Fcst Type]="Actual",   'OP - Data'[OP_date] < date (2018,5,15) )

Every month, I have to manually update the filter -e.g.  date (2018,5,15) to date (2018,6,15 ). I have many similar measures. I'd like to create a new measure like

 OP_Act = CALCULATE(sum('OP - Data'[Fcst_Act]),  'OP - Data'[Fcst Type]="Actual",   'OP - Data'[OP_date] < [Control_date]). 

 As long as I update [Control_date] only, the changes can be applied to many measures.   Is there any way I can do? Why I can use now() but not a specifc date I created?

Thanks,

[v-yulgu-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @tchen0,

You just need to create a measure for [Control_Date].

Control_Date = DATE(2018,5,15)

By the way, the correct formula should be:

OP_Act =
CALCULATE (
    SUM ( 'OP - Data'[Fcst_Act] ),
    FILTER (
        'OP - Data',
        'OP - Data'[Fcst Type] = "Actual"
            && 'OP - Data'[OP_date] < [Control_Date]
    )
)

Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

[tchen0]

Hello, 

I am new here. I have a measure created below:

OP_Act = CALCULATE(sum('OP - Data'[Fcst_Act]),  'OP - Data'[Fcst Type]="Actual",   'OP - Data'[OP_date] < date (2018,5,15) )

Every month, I have to manually update the filter -e.g.  date (2018,5,15) to date (2018,6,15 ). I have many similar measures. I'd like to create a new measure like

 OP_Act = CALCULATE(sum('OP - Data'[Fcst_Act]),  'OP - Data'[Fcst Type]="Actual",   'OP - Data'[OP_date] < [Control_date]). 

 As long as I update [Control_date] only, the changes can be applied to many measures.   Is there any way I can do? Why I can use now() but not a specifc date I created?

Thanks,