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Hi,
Quick question. I'm trying to create a measure that provides the starting number based off the ending number of the prior month. I can get it to work for the grand total but not at the row level.
Any help would be appreciated.
This is what I'm hoping to acheive:
| January | February | |||||
| Name | Start | Adj | Ending | Start | Adj | Ending |
| A | 19 | 19 | 19 | -3 | 16 | |
| B | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||
| C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 24 | |
| D | 91 | 2 | 93 | 93 | 93 | |
| E | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
| F | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| G | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | ||
| H | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||
| I | 103 | -25 | 78 | 78 | 78 | |
| J | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Total | 385 | -23 | 362 | 362 | -2 | 360 |
This is what I'm getting:
| January | February | |||||
| Name | Start | Adj | Ending | Start | Adj | Ending |
| A | 19 | 19 | 0 | -3 | 16 | |
| B | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||
| C | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 | |
| D | 91 | 2 | 93 | 93 | 93 | |
| E | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
| F | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| G | 87 | 87 | 0 | 87 | ||
| H | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||
| I | 103 | -25 | 78 | 78 | 78 | |
| J | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Total | 385 | -23 | 362 | 362 | -2 | 360 |
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @jgiles ,
Please try:
Add a new column MonthNumber:
Then apply the measure to a matrix visual:
Start' =
var _a = CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Adj]),FILTER(ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Name]),[MonthNumber]=MAX('Table'[MonthNumber])-1))
return IF(ISBLANK(_a)&&MAX('Table'[MonthNumber])<>1,0,SUM('Table'[Start]))
Final output:
Best Regards,
Jianbo Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly
Hi @jgiles ,
Please try:
Add a new column MonthNumber:
Then apply the measure to a matrix visual:
Start' =
var _a = CALCULATE(SUM('Table'[Adj]),FILTER(ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Name]),[MonthNumber]=MAX('Table'[MonthNumber])-1))
return IF(ISBLANK(_a)&&MAX('Table'[MonthNumber])<>1,0,SUM('Table'[Start]))
Final output:
Best Regards,
Jianbo Li
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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