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dday9
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Matrix Rows Filter By Date

Currently I have a data table with several DateTimeOffset columns, what I'm wanting to do is create a matrix that displays the count of the respective columns based on a date range. What I'm envisioning is having my date range displayed as the rows and then the count of my columns as the values. Below is a screenshot of what I'm trying to accomplish:

power-bi-sample-matrix.PNG

 

Where I'm running into an issue is that if I attempt to add a column with my desired date range, Power BI gives an error stating that the first argument of DATEADD needs to be a column:

NintyDaysAgo = DATEADD(TODAY(), 90, DAY)
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Greg_Deckler
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Forget DATEADD, just do TODAY() + 90. Date is a decimal. The whole number portion is the number of days. The decimal is the time. So, adding a date and a whole number gives you date that is +/- that many "days".



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Greg_Deckler
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Forget DATEADD, just do TODAY() + 90. Date is a decimal. The whole number portion is the number of days. The decimal is the time. So, adding a date and a whole number gives you date that is +/- that many "days".



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pbeye
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Have you tried creating a new column that's just TODAY()? You should be able to use that in your formula.

 

today = today()

 

 

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