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MarnikV
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Parallelperiod syntax error

I'm trying to create a DAX measure for the previous month or year sales, but it keeps throwing the following error:

 

 monthproblem.PNG

 

If I replace MONTH by YEAR it gives me the same error, only then it says the syntax for YEAR is incorrect. What's wrong here?

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Vvelarde
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Maybe put ;Month instead of ,Month.

 

 




Lima - Peru

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kcantor
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@MarnikV  Oddly enough, don't use all caps. Use Year and Month as YEAR and MONTH mean different things.





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Vvelarde
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Maybe put ;Month instead of ,Month.

 

 




Lima - Peru

Can't believe I missed that... Thanks!

But now it doesn't return anything? Looks like the values of Total Revenue LY are null...

 

lynull.PNG

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