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I have order data with dates both in the past and in the future. It is connected to a date calendar table. I would like to find the most recent date prior to today.
For example, if today was April 15, 2022 and I had order dates in my table of:
April 1, 2022
April 5, 2022
April 11, 2022
April 19, 2022
April 30, 2022
I would want it to return 'April 11, 2022'. I will then use this date to show last 30 days totals, etc.
I've tried:
but that still gives me the latest date in the future. How can I get the date prior to today?
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Try:
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Try:
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@StevenHiatt try this:
Max Date =
CALCULATE( MAX('Order Data'[Order Date]), Dates[Date] <= TODAY())
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