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Hi, Can someone please assist, I keep on getting the error message below when using the quick measure year-on-year and the error message is that "the syntax for year is incorrect:
Count YoY% =
IF(
ISFILTERED('Query2'[ApplicationDate]).
ERROR("Time intelligence quick measures can only be grouped or filtered by the Power BI-provided date hierarchy or primary date column.").
VAR __PREV_YEAR =
CALCULATE(
SUM('Query2'[Count]).
DATEADD('Query2'[ApplicationDate].[Date]. -1. YEAR)
)
RETURN
DIVIDE(SUM('Query2'[Count]) - __PREV_YEAR. __PREV_YEAR)
)
the result is as follow:
The data used is as follow:
Thank you
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Hi @JohannB,
I'm not so sure why you use dot characters as the separator of dax functions.
I modify your formula and use comma to replace the wrong separators, maybe you can try to use below formula.
Count YoY% =
IF (
ISFILTERED ( 'Query2'[ApplicationDate] ),
ERROR ( "Time intelligence quick measures can only be grouped or filtered by the Power BI-provided date hierarchy or primary date column." ),
VAR __PREV_YEAR =
CALCULATE (
SUM ( 'Query2'[Count] ),
DATEADD ( 'Query2'[ApplicationDate].[Date], -1, YEAR )
)
RETURN
DIVIDE ( SUM ( 'Query2'[Count] ) - __PREV_YEAR, __PREV_YEAR )
)
If above not help, please share the pbix file for test.
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng
Hi ,
Please disregard the post as I have resolved it.
Thanks
JohannB
Hi @JohannB,
I'm not so sure why you use dot characters as the separator of dax functions.
I modify your formula and use comma to replace the wrong separators, maybe you can try to use below formula.
Count YoY% =
IF (
ISFILTERED ( 'Query2'[ApplicationDate] ),
ERROR ( "Time intelligence quick measures can only be grouped or filtered by the Power BI-provided date hierarchy or primary date column." ),
VAR __PREV_YEAR =
CALCULATE (
SUM ( 'Query2'[Count] ),
DATEADD ( 'Query2'[ApplicationDate].[Date], -1, YEAR )
)
RETURN
DIVIDE ( SUM ( 'Query2'[Count] ) - __PREV_YEAR, __PREV_YEAR )
)
If above not help, please share the pbix file for test.
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng
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