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Previous Year vs SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR
Hi Guys,
Could you suggest which would be the best practice to choose between(previous year vs sameperiodlastyear) to calculate the sale for Last year? bit Confused.
Regards,
RSD
Hi Anonymous,
Previousyear: This function returns all dates from the previous year given the latest date in the input parameter. For example, if the latest date in the dates argument refers to the year 2009, then this function returns all dates for the year of 2008, up to the specified year_end_date.
SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR: Returns a table that contains a column of dates shifted one year back in time from the dates in the specified dates column, in the current context.
So as LivioLanzo said, to use which one is up to your circumstance.
Regards,
Frank
Hi,
Yes. SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR() would be the best choice there. You may also want to review my post here - Show sales only for corresponding months in prior years.
Hope this helps.
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v-frfei-msftCommunity Support
Hi Anonymous,
Previousyear: This function returns all dates from the previous year given the latest date in the input parameter. For example, if the latest date in the dates argument refers to the year 2009, then this function returns all dates for the year of 2008, up to the specified year_end_date.
SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR: Returns a table that contains a column of dates shifted one year back in time from the dates in the specified dates column, in the current context.
So as LivioLanzo said, to use which one is up to your circumstance.
Regards,
Frank
- LivioLanzo
Solution Sage
it depends on your goal, normally 'sameperiodlastyear' is used but in some circumstances you may want to use 'previousyear'
- Ashish_Mathur
Super User
Hi,
Yes. SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR() would be the best choice there. You may also want to review my post here - Show sales only for corresponding months in prior years.
Hope this helps.
