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rdiazd73
Helper I
Helper I

PREVIOUSMONTH & DIVIDE ERROR

Hello guys
thanks in advance for your help

I need the percentage of growth or decrease from one month to another, the problem appears when the stock of the previous month is 0, it does not calculate well, can you help me thanks

 

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_PREV M 9l =
CALCULATE(SUM('STOCKS ES FERT'[9L]);
PREVIOUSMONTH('FiscalCalendar II'[Date]))

 

_STOCK 9L = SUMX('STOCKS ES FERT';
'STOCKS ES FERT'[9L])


_% PREV M 9l =
IF(SUM('STOCKS ES FERT'[9L])>0;
DIVIDE(SUMX('STOCKS ES FERT';[_STOCK 9L]);
CALCULATE(SUM('STOCKS ES FERT'[9L]);
PREVIOUSMONTH('FiscalCalendar II'[Date])))-1)

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@rdiazd73 ,

Try like

DIVIDE(([_STOCK 9L]-[_PREV M 9l]);[_PREV M 9l])

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@rdiazd73 

Previous Month is 0, so % increase is infinity 2/0

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@rdiazd73 ,

Try like

DIVIDE(([_STOCK 9L]-[_PREV M 9l]);[_PREV M 9l])

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Hi
thanks for your help
your formula partially fixes the error, ok the erroneous percentage disappears,

but it should propose a growth percentage stock previous month 0 current stock 2 percentage increase + 200%, no ?

thanks

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@rdiazd73 

Previous Month is 0, so % increase is infinity 2/0

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Greg_Deckler
Super User
Super User

Right, because it is dividing by zero,but it looks like you are using the third parameter of the DIVIDE function to account for this kind of error, right? Maybe just try 0 in that third parameter?


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