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MTD Previous month
Hello,
I have a MTD measure that goes as followed:
Hello,
I've fixed the issue!
I used the following DAX measure:Quantity (base) Last Month MTD = IF (MIN ( 'Calendar'[Date] ) <= CALCULATE ( MAX ( 'Calendar'[Date]), ALL ( 'Returns') ),CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Returns'[quantity (base)]), DATESMTD (DATEADD('Calendar'[Date], -1, MONTH ))))
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Niels_T , try like examples
LMTD = calculate(Sum('order'[Qty]),DATESMTD(dateadd('Date'[Date]),-1,month))
LMTD QTY forced=
var _max1 = maxx(allselected(Date), Date[Date])
var _max = date(year(_max1), Month(_max1)-1, day(_max1))
return
if(max('Date'[Date])<=_max, calculate(Sum('order'[Qty]),DATESMTD(dateadd('Date'[Date]),-1,month)), blank())Power BI — Month on Month with or Without Time Intelligence
https://medium.com/@amitchandak.1978/power-bi-mtd-questions-time-intelligence-3-5-64b0b4a4090e
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LUBbvcxtKAWhy Time Intelligence Fails - Powerbi 5 Savior Steps for TI :https://youtu.be/OBf0rjpp5Hw
https://amitchandak.medium.com/power-bi-5-key-points-to-make-time-intelligence-successful-bd52912a5bd4
To get the best of the time intelligence function. Make sure you have a date calendar and it has been marked as the date in model view. Also, join it with the date column of your fact/s. Refer :radacad sqlbi My Video Series Appreciate your Kudos.Hello,
Thank you for the quick reply.
Unfortunately I get this error:
I removed the parenthesis at (dateadd('Calendar'[Date]
Last Month Quantity MTD = CALCULATE(SUM(Returns[quantity (base)]),DATESMTD(dateadd('Calendar'[Date],-1,month)))The measure won't give an error.However, then I won't get any data shown in my report.I also got the same issue with the other measure that you posted:Also tried to move the parenthesis at dateadd there but then I get a different error:
Hello,
I've fixed the issue!
I used the following DAX measure:Quantity (base) Last Month MTD = IF (MIN ( 'Calendar'[Date] ) <= CALCULATE ( MAX ( 'Calendar'[Date]), ALL ( 'Returns') ),CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Returns'[quantity (base)]), DATESMTD (DATEADD('Calendar'[Date], -1, MONTH ))))
