Measure from shared dataset don't work in new power bi rapport, only when I added the measure again

[Nina88]

I have the following calculation in my Power BI shared dataset ‘klima’:

% change MoM/QoQ emissions intensity = var cm = [Carbon intensity scope 1 and 2 tCO2 emissions per MNOK loan total] var pm = CALCULATE([Carbon intensity scope 1 and 2 tCO2 emissions per MNOK loan total], DATEADD(DimDato[Date],-1,MONTH)) var ck = [Carbon intensity scope 1 and 2 tCO2 emissions per MNOK loan total] var pk = CALCULATE([Carbon intensity scope 1 and 2 tCO2 emissions per MNOK loan total], DATEADD(DimDato[Date],-1,QUARTER)) var change_mom = cm - pm var change_qoq = ck - pk var percent_change_mom = DIVIDE(change_mom, pm) var percent_change_qoq = DIVIDE(change_qoq, pk) return if(ISINSCOPE(DimDato[YearQuarter]), percent_change_qoq, if(ISINSCOPE(DimDato[YearMonth]), percent_change_mom, percent_change_qoq))

This calculation works perfectly. Now I’ve created a new Power BI report in Power BI desktop where I want to use this formula. However, the formula doesn’t work in the new report, I’m getting a blank result. It seems that it doesn’t understand the time intelligence of DATEADD, even though I have a relationship with the column DimDato[Date] (from a different table, not the shared dataset). How can I solve this?

One solution is to add the exact same measure to my new Power BI report, then I get the expected result. But that means I’ll have to do this for multiple formulas. This not only takes time but also adds more management overhead.

I hope someone can help me with this issue

[Anonymous]

Hi @Nina88 ,

@amitchandak Thanks for your concern about this case!

And @Nina88 , I see that the DAX you provided uses many variables such as cm, ck, pk and the like, which is a good habit to get into. You could try returning these variables that you have defined, see which one returns a problematic result, and then modify that variable to try to fix the problem.

Best Regards,
Dino Tao

[amitchandak · Accepted solution]

@Nina88 , Please make sure there date is selected in the slicer/filter or there is a column from the date tab in the context. Otherwise, dateadd will not be able to find the correct month.

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