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I'm building out some sample data. I have a very simple data set that looks like this:
| Unit | Count | Spend | Month | Relative Month |
| Box | 1,234 | $100 | October | Current |
| Box | 5,678 | $801 | October | Current |
| Bag | 9,123 | $900 | September | Previous |
| Bag | 1,234 | $200 | September | Previous |
My hope is to create a simple KPI visual that shows the current month's performance (one visual for spend, one visual for count) and the +/- for the relative month. So, what I'd hope to see above is a large 6,912 representing units for the current month, then a Goal value of 10,327 (reprsenting prior month) and a % of -33% representing the difference between the current month and the prior month (goal).
I have built measures representing units for current and prior month, etc. Right now my field list looks like this:
It just shows the prior month's value and the goal as the same number. I've also tried moving my Units Current Month measure to value and this just generates a Blank in the visual itself. Any thoughts?
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi, @bensiqc ,
I tried something real quick:
Total Units Current =
CALCULATE(
[Total Units],
'KPI'[Relative Month] = "Current"
)Total Units Previous =
CALCULATE(
[Total Units],
'KPI'[Relative Month] = "Previous"
)Total Units = SUM('KPI'[Count])
Hi, @bensiqc ,
I tried something real quick:
Total Units Current =
CALCULATE(
[Total Units],
'KPI'[Relative Month] = "Current"
)Total Units Previous =
CALCULATE(
[Total Units],
'KPI'[Relative Month] = "Previous"
)Total Units = SUM('KPI'[Count])
Thanks! This works. Seems like my issue was that I didn't make an explicit Units measure and was instead using the 'sum of units' column in the dataset itself.
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