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janislv
Helper I
Helper I

How to get the earliest date when table is a variable?

I'm trying to get a single date value that would be used as a reference for further calculations. So far I have the correct result for first date when [value_Y] >= 8, but I need this on all other dates as well. This looks so simple that I have a feeling about missing some fundamental rule.

 

Measure_Z =
VAR table_x =
    FILTER (
        ADDCOLUMNS ( VALUES ( 'Calendar'[Date].[Date] ), "value_Y", [Measure_Y] ),
        [value_Y] >= 8
    )
RETURN
    MINX ( table_x, 'Calendar'[Date].[Date] )

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v-yanjiang-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @janislv ,

According to your description, I create a sample. By your Measure_Z formula, get the result like yours', I'm not sure your expected result is like MeasureZ1 or MeasureZ2. 

vkalyjmsft_0-1645085907134.png

Here's the foumula for the two situation.

MeasureZ1 =
MINX (
    FILTER ( ALL ( 'Calendar' ), 'Calendar'[Measure_Y] >= 8 ),
    'Calendar'[Date]
)
MeasureZ2 = 
VAR _MIN =
    MINX (
        FILTER ( ALL ( 'Calendar' ), 'Calendar'[Measure_Y] >= 8 ),
        'Calendar'[Date]
    )
RETURN
    IF ( MAX ( 'Calendar'[Date] ) = _MIN, _MIN, BLANK () )

I attach my sample below for reference.

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ kalyj

If this post helps, then please considerAccept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

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v-yanjiang-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @janislv ,

According to your description, I create a sample. By your Measure_Z formula, get the result like yours', I'm not sure your expected result is like MeasureZ1 or MeasureZ2. 

vkalyjmsft_0-1645085907134.png

Here's the foumula for the two situation.

MeasureZ1 =
MINX (
    FILTER ( ALL ( 'Calendar' ), 'Calendar'[Measure_Y] >= 8 ),
    'Calendar'[Date]
)
MeasureZ2 = 
VAR _MIN =
    MINX (
        FILTER ( ALL ( 'Calendar' ), 'Calendar'[Measure_Y] >= 8 ),
        'Calendar'[Date]
    )
RETURN
    IF ( MAX ( 'Calendar'[Date] ) = _MIN, _MIN, BLANK () )

I attach my sample below for reference.

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ kalyj

If this post helps, then please considerAccept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@janislv , try like

 

Measure_Z =
VAR table_x =
FILTER (
ADDCOLUMNS ( Summarize ( 'Calendar'[Date] ), "value_Y", [Measure_Y] ),
[value_Y] >= 8
)
RETURN
MINX ( table_x, 'table_x'[Date] )

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This is the result I got. Measure_Y is a rolling average of Measure_A. So in this case condition [value_Y] >= 8 refers to Measure_A.

 

 

bezvalues.png

 

After adding VALUES ( 'Calendar'[Date].[Date] ), the condition [value_Y] >= 8 refers to Measure_Y, as it should be.

 

values.png

Nope, this looks the same as my first guess (before adding VALUES()):

Measure_Z =
VAR table_x =
    FILTER (
        ADDCOLUMNS ( 'Calendar', "value_Y", [Measure_Y] ),
        [value_Y] >= 8
    )
RETURN
    MINX ( table_x, 'Calendar'[Date] )

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