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CJ_96601
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Support needed to create measure on how to show 6 months from previous year and 6 months from current year based on year selection

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Anonymous
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Hi @CJ_96601 

Based on your needs, I have created the following table.

vjialongymsft_0-1740363188651.png



Then you can use the following measure to get the result you want.

Previous 6 months current year = 
VAR _Yearnum = YEAR(TODAY())
VAR _Monthnum = MONTH(TODAY())
VAR _total_sales = SUMX(FILTER(ALL('Table'),MONTH('Table'[Date]) >  _Monthnum-6 && MONTH('Table'[Date]) <= _Monthnum  && YEAR('Table'[Date]) = _Yearnum),'Table'[Sales])

RETURN _total_sales

 

Previous 6 months last year = 
VAR _Yearnum = YEAR(TODAY())
VAR _Monthnum = MONTH(TODAY())
VAR _total_sales = SUMX(FILTER(ALL('Table'),MONTH('Table'[Date]) >  _Monthnum-6 && MONTH('Table'[Date]) <= _Monthnum  && YEAR('Table'[Date]) = _Yearnum-1),'Table'[Sales])

RETURN _total_sales


Result:

vjialongymsft_1-1740363647207.png




 

Best Regards,

Jayleny

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @CJ_96601 

Based on your needs, I have created the following table.

vjialongymsft_0-1740363188651.png



Then you can use the following measure to get the result you want.

Previous 6 months current year = 
VAR _Yearnum = YEAR(TODAY())
VAR _Monthnum = MONTH(TODAY())
VAR _total_sales = SUMX(FILTER(ALL('Table'),MONTH('Table'[Date]) >  _Monthnum-6 && MONTH('Table'[Date]) <= _Monthnum  && YEAR('Table'[Date]) = _Yearnum),'Table'[Sales])

RETURN _total_sales

 

Previous 6 months last year = 
VAR _Yearnum = YEAR(TODAY())
VAR _Monthnum = MONTH(TODAY())
VAR _total_sales = SUMX(FILTER(ALL('Table'),MONTH('Table'[Date]) >  _Monthnum-6 && MONTH('Table'[Date]) <= _Monthnum  && YEAR('Table'[Date]) = _Yearnum-1),'Table'[Sales])

RETURN _total_sales


Result:

vjialongymsft_1-1740363647207.png




 

Best Regards,

Jayleny

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

freginier
Super User
Super User

Hi there!

 

If I understand correctly, you need a DAX measure to display 6 months from the previous year and 6 months from the current year based on a selected year. In order to do this, you can use DATESINPERIOD and CALCULATE functions.

 

Here's a DAX formula you can try: 

Measure_6_Months =
VAR SelectedYear = SELECTEDVALUE('Date'[Year])

-- Get the first date of the selected year
VAR StartDate = DATE(SelectedYear - 1, 7, 1) -- Start from July of Previous Year
VAR EndDate = DATE(SelectedYear, 6, 30) -- End in June of Selected Year

RETURN
CALCULATE(
SUM('Sales'[Amount]), -- Replace 'Sales'[Amount] with your measure
FILTER(
ALL('Date'),
'Date'[Date] >= StartDate &&
'Date'[Date] <= EndDate
)
)

Hope this helps!

😁😁

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