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MindlessH
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How to let the chart show the previous month data based on the slicer selection of the current month

Hello Everyone,

 

I am currently a new user to PowerBi and I have reached a dead-end with the charting. I am trying to build a chart same as the below one, where when I choose a period in the slicer, it shows the chosen month + the previous months data. If someone can kindly assist me with it.  I am looking at building the same chart as the below one. Thank you 

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v-yilong-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @MindlessH ,

Please follow the below steps to achieve it:

1. Create a fiscal year months table as below.

vyilongmsft_0-1717727856756.png

2. Create a calculated column to get the fiscal month order.

Nmonthorder =
CALCULATE (
    MAX ( 'Fiscal year'[Order] ),
    FILTER ( 'Fiscal year', 'Fiscal year'[Fiscal Month] = 'Table'[Month] )
)

vyilongmsft_1-1717727937587.png

3. Create 4 measures as below to get the the corresponding value_1, value_2, value_3 and value_4 in previous selected month.

Nvalue_1 =
VAR _sfMonth =
    SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Fiscal year'[Fiscal Month] )
VAR sfmonthOrder =
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( 'Fiscal year'[Order] ),
        FILTER ( 'Fiscal year', 'Fiscal year'[Fiscal Month] = _sfMonth )
    )
RETURN
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( 'Table'[Value_1] ),
        FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[Nmonthorder] <= sfmonthOrder )
    )

Then you can select the month you want and get what you want.

vyilongmsft_2-1717728116371.png

 

 

 

Best Regards

Yilong Zhou

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v-yilong-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @MindlessH ,

Please follow the below steps to achieve it:

1. Create a fiscal year months table as below.

vyilongmsft_0-1717727856756.png

2. Create a calculated column to get the fiscal month order.

Nmonthorder =
CALCULATE (
    MAX ( 'Fiscal year'[Order] ),
    FILTER ( 'Fiscal year', 'Fiscal year'[Fiscal Month] = 'Table'[Month] )
)

vyilongmsft_1-1717727937587.png

3. Create 4 measures as below to get the the corresponding value_1, value_2, value_3 and value_4 in previous selected month.

Nvalue_1 =
VAR _sfMonth =
    SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Fiscal year'[Fiscal Month] )
VAR sfmonthOrder =
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( 'Fiscal year'[Order] ),
        FILTER ( 'Fiscal year', 'Fiscal year'[Fiscal Month] = _sfMonth )
    )
RETURN
    CALCULATE (
        SUM ( 'Table'[Value_1] ),
        FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[Nmonthorder] <= sfmonthOrder )
    )

Then you can select the month you want and get what you want.

vyilongmsft_2-1717728116371.png

 

 

 

Best Regards

Yilong Zhou

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

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