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cinderelly678
Frequent Visitor

Help Flagging Status Change

I want to have a measure that will display 1 when a status has changed, and 0 when the status is the same as yesterday's value. My data set is rather large, so I want to avoid using a calculated column if possible.

 

I feel like I'm so close to having the right DAX, but this measure is not giving me the result I am looking for. 

 

 

Change Status Flag = 
INT (
    COUNTROWS (
        FILTER (
            'Table',
            'Table'[Key]
                = EARLIER ( 'Table'[Key] )
                && 'Table'[Status]
                    <> EARLIER ( 'Table'[Status] )
                && 'Table'[Snapshot Date]
                    = EARLIER ( 'Table'[Snapshot Date] )
        )
    ) > 0
)

 

 

 

What I'm getting - 
value set to 1 even though the status from the previous day hasn't changed

ellywinters_0-1693008982149.png

 

What I want:

Mark only the rows where the status is different than yesterday.

ellywinters_1-1693009029019.png

 

Could anyone help me out with the DAX to accomplish this? Thank you in advance for your help.

 

Attached is my sample data. 

 

Snapshot DateKeyStatus
8/25/2023 0:00ApplesShipped
8/24/2023 0:00ApplesShipped
8/23/2023 0:00ApplesShipped
8/22/2023 0:00ApplesShipped
8/21/2023 0:00ApplesShipped
8/20/2023 0:00ApplesShipped
8/19/2023 0:00ApplesShipped
8/18/2023 0:00ApplesShipped
8/17/2023 0:00ApplesOrdered
8/25/2023 0:00OrangesShipped
8/24/2023 0:00OrangesShipped
8/23/2023 0:00OrangesShipped
8/22/2023 0:00OrangesShipped
8/21/2023 0:00OrangesShipped
8/20/2023 0:00OrangesShipped
8/19/2023 0:00OrangesShipped
8/18/2023 0:00OrangesShipped
8/17/2023 0:00OrangesOrdered
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foodd
Super User
Super User

Use the following DAX to create the column:

 

Change Status Flag = 
VAR CurrentDate = 'Table'[Snapshot Date]
VAR CurrentKey = 'Table'[Key]
VAR CurrentStatus = 'Table'[Status]
VAR PreviousStatus =
    CALCULATE(
        FIRSTNONBLANK('Table'[Status], 1),
        FILTER(
            'Table',
            'Table'[Snapshot Date] = CurrentDate - 1 &&
            'Table'[Key] = CurrentKey
        )
    )
RETURN IF(ISBLANK(PreviousStatus), 0, IF(CurrentStatus <> PreviousStatus, 1, 0))

 

 

foodd_0-1693013413420.png

 

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ThxAlot
Super User
Super User

So far, few users opt for window functions; perhaps few have profound comprehension of them.

 

I hope the window functions are more performant in such scenarios than "old school" FILTER().

 

ThxAlot_0-1693076840736.png



Expertise = List.Accumulate(


        {Days as from Today},


        {Skills and Knowledge},


        (Current, Everyday) => Current & Day.LearnAndPractise(Everyday)


)



Ashish_Mathur
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Please find attached the PBI file.

Hope this helps.

Ashish_Mathur_0-1693030062536.png

 


Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/
foodd
Super User
Super User

Use the following DAX to create the column:

 

Change Status Flag = 
VAR CurrentDate = 'Table'[Snapshot Date]
VAR CurrentKey = 'Table'[Key]
VAR CurrentStatus = 'Table'[Status]
VAR PreviousStatus =
    CALCULATE(
        FIRSTNONBLANK('Table'[Status], 1),
        FILTER(
            'Table',
            'Table'[Snapshot Date] = CurrentDate - 1 &&
            'Table'[Key] = CurrentKey
        )
    )
RETURN IF(ISBLANK(PreviousStatus), 0, IF(CurrentStatus <> PreviousStatus, 1, 0))

 

 

foodd_0-1693013413420.png

 

This works brilliantly and is very handy to have in the arsenal. Thank you so much @foodd , you made my Friday night!

I take Kudos anytime.  Glad that I could help!

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