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Anni_E_Lehtinen
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8 years ago
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Previous month function that takes January into consideration

Hi!   I have been trying to figure out a previous month- DAX function that takes into account that in January previous month's year is not the same as the current month's year.    I am currently ...
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    Anni_E_Lehtinen
    8 years ago

    Thanks sdjensen! I actually just figured this out like this:

     

    IsPreviousMonth = IF(MarketingMonthly[YearMonth]=FORMAT(DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),MONTH(TODAY())-1,DAY(TODAY())),"YYYY/MM"),"Previous","Other")

     

    Problem solved :) 

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sdjensen
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8 years ago

Add an IF to the calculation that check if the month is january - if true handle the calculation differently else do what do now.

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Anni_E_Lehtinen
Frequent Visitor
8 years ago

Thanks sdjensen! I actually just figured this out like this:

 

IsPreviousMonth = IF(MarketingMonthly[YearMonth]=FORMAT(DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),MONTH(TODAY())-1,DAY(TODAY())),"YYYY/MM"),"Previous","Other")

 

Problem solved :)