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Zozozop
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2 years ago
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How do I make my date dynamic?

Last year MTD =

var sply_month_s = DATE(YEAR(today())-1,2,1)

var sply_month_e= DATE(YEAR(TODAY())-1,2,DAY(TODAY())-1)

 return

CALCULATE(sum(facttable[premium]),

 

FILTER (ALL(DimCalendar [Date]),

DimCalendar [Date] >= sply_month_s

&& DimCalendar [Date] <= sply_month_e))

//&& DimCalendar [Date] <= day (TODAY())-1))

 

 

This is my dax to calculate MTD but it breaks when I try to make it dynamic, it usually calculates the whole month for now I have hard coded it, how do I make it dynamic, my logic entails that I use today()-1 , so it should calculate from 1 St Feb 2023 to 20th Feb 2023 for last year

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  • AlexisOlson's avatar
    AlexisOlson
    2 years ago

    You're almost there. You can use MONTH too.

    Last year MTD =
VAR sply_month_s =
    DATE ( YEAR ( TODAY () ) - 1, MONTH ( TODAY () ), 1 )
VAR sply_month_e =
    DATE ( YEAR ( TODAY () ) - 1, MONTH ( TODAY () ), DAY ( TODAY () ) - 1 )
RETURN
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( facttable[premium] ),
        FILTER (
            ALL ( DimCalendar[Date] ),
            DimCalendar[Date] >= sply_month_s
                && DimCalendar[Date] <= sply_month_e
        )
    )

     

    You may want to rewrite it a bit too:

    Last year MTD =
VAR _end   = TODAY () - 1
VAR _year  = YEAR ( _end ) - 1
VAR _month = MONTH ( _end )
VAR _day   = DAY ( _end )
VAR sply_month_s = DATE ( _year, _month, 1 )
VAR sply_month_e = DATE ( _year, _month, _day )
RETURN
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( facttable[premium] ),
        FILTER (
            ALL ( DimCalendar[Date] ),
            DimCalendar[Date] >= sply_month_s
                && DimCalendar[Date] <= sply_month_e
        )
    )

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  • AlexisOlson's avatar
    AlexisOlson
    Super User
    2 years ago

    You're almost there. You can use MONTH too.

    Last year MTD =
VAR sply_month_s =
    DATE ( YEAR ( TODAY () ) - 1, MONTH ( TODAY () ), 1 )
VAR sply_month_e =
    DATE ( YEAR ( TODAY () ) - 1, MONTH ( TODAY () ), DAY ( TODAY () ) - 1 )
RETURN
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( facttable[premium] ),
        FILTER (
            ALL ( DimCalendar[Date] ),
            DimCalendar[Date] >= sply_month_s
                && DimCalendar[Date] <= sply_month_e
        )
    )

     

    You may want to rewrite it a bit too:

    Last year MTD =
VAR _end   = TODAY () - 1
VAR _year  = YEAR ( _end ) - 1
VAR _month = MONTH ( _end )
VAR _day   = DAY ( _end )
VAR sply_month_s = DATE ( _year, _month, 1 )
VAR sply_month_e = DATE ( _year, _month, _day )
RETURN
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( facttable[premium] ),
        FILTER (
            ALL ( DimCalendar[Date] ),
            DimCalendar[Date] >= sply_month_s
                && DimCalendar[Date] <= sply_month_e
        )
    )