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I am trying to get the sales of Previous Year but somehow previousyear function is not giving me the desired result. [LY Sales Col] is my previous year sales column.
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You need to create a calendar table and create relationship between these two tables with Date key. Then use PREVIOUSYEAR Function (DAX) like below.
LY Sales = CALCULATE ( SUM ( SALESSHEET[Sales] ), PREVIOUSYEAR ( 'Calendar'[Date] ) )
Best Regards,
Herbert
You need to create a calendar table and create relationship between these two tables with Date key. Then use PREVIOUSYEAR Function (DAX) like below.
LY Sales = CALCULATE ( SUM ( SALESSHEET[Sales] ), PREVIOUSYEAR ( 'Calendar'[Date] ) )
Best Regards,
Herbert
Thanks for the prompt response. Your solution worked like a charm!
I have tried changing the column for previousyear function still it is not working
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