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Rolling Average Zero Days
- Anonymous7 years ago
Couple things going on here:
- Need a dedicated date table to make use of the built-in time intelligence functions
- Built a quick one here, but you can see in PQ how I did that. It's using the dates from the fact table, so no need to update
- Load the FactTable and the new Date Table
- Need to set the Date table as a Date Table (Data View-->DimDate Table-->Model--> Calendar-->Mark As Date Table
Now we all that in place we can write our function:
7 Day Avg = /*Variables are defined once and "Stored", so have the first date of the fact table This ensures that we do not show an average before we have seven days This can also be used to make sure we dont into the future if our date table has more dates then the fact */ Var __StartDate= FIRSTDATE( ALL ( FactTable[Session Date]) ) Return if ( /* Here we are setting the initial boundry of when to start the average */ CALCULATE( LastDate( DimDate[Date]), DATEADD( DimDate[Date], -7, Day)) >= __StartDate, /* Here is where we are going to sub in 0 for blanks and then average that */ CALCULATE( //Calculate here since we are changing the context AVERAGEX( //avergex since we need to interate the data table DimDate, /* if Total Decl is blank, then we want a zero, else want the actual Total Decl*/ if( ISBLANK([Total Decl]),0, [Total Decl] //total decl is just SUM ( FactTable[Decl]) ) ),//close off AVERAGEX and then add the filter for calculate DATESINPERIOD( DimDate[Date], LASTDATE( DimDate[Date]), -7,DAY ) //Time Intelligence Function, which is why we need a Date Table ) )Ugh, that's hard to read. Here's a screenshot (and is in the file in the link below)
Then to build the visual, use the Date column from DimDate, add the two measures. But then besure to filter the visual on Total Decl is not blank, else you will get blanks since the 7 day average function is using those dates
File:
- Need a dedicated date table to make use of the built-in time intelligence functions
Couple things going on here:
- Need a dedicated date table to make use of the built-in time intelligence functions
- Built a quick one here, but you can see in PQ how I did that. It's using the dates from the fact table, so no need to update
- Load the FactTable and the new Date Table
- Need to set the Date table as a Date Table (Data View-->DimDate Table-->Model--> Calendar-->Mark As Date Table
Now we all that in place we can write our function:
7 Day Avg =
/*Variables are defined once and "Stored", so have the first date of the fact table
This ensures that we do not show an average before we have seven days
This can also be used to make sure we dont into the future if our date table has more dates then the fact */
Var __StartDate= FIRSTDATE( ALL ( FactTable[Session Date]) )
Return
if (
/* Here we are setting the initial boundry of when to start the average */
CALCULATE(
LastDate( DimDate[Date]), DATEADD( DimDate[Date], -7, Day)) >= __StartDate,
/* Here is where we are going to sub in 0 for blanks and then average that */
CALCULATE( //Calculate here since we are changing the context
AVERAGEX( //avergex since we need to interate the data table
DimDate,
/* if Total Decl is blank, then we want a zero, else want the actual Total Decl*/
if(
ISBLANK([Total Decl]),0, [Total Decl] //total decl is just SUM ( FactTable[Decl])
)
),//close off AVERAGEX and then add the filter for calculate
DATESINPERIOD( DimDate[Date], LASTDATE( DimDate[Date]), -7,DAY ) //Time Intelligence Function, which is why we need a Date Table
)
)Ugh, that's hard to read. Here's a screenshot (and is in the file in the link below)
Then to build the visual, use the Date column from DimDate, add the two measures. But then besure to filter the visual on Total Decl is not blank, else you will get blanks since the 7 day average function is using those dates
File:
Thank you for the reply Anonymous I really appreciate it. Sadly I have fallen at the first hurdle as I am not very power bi savvy.
What do you mean by dedicated date table? I had a look at your power bi file and you put those dates in manually but I tried to make a date table in my own file and it was essentially just a copy of one of my other tables; when I tried to build the table I didn't know where to refer it to so I just entered DateTable = GPS (one of my other tables as pictured below) but i could not do GPS[session date} as it only allowed me to do GPS
So I am assuming GPS is my fact table?
This was my datetable equation
Do i delete all the columns in this table until i get to session date and then rename it DimDate Table?
Also, the 7 day avg is amazing and again thank you so much for the solution! I'm sure this is down to my silly maths but I was wondering why the moving average values before the 18/01 are different to the moving averages calculated in excel.
| Date | Total Decl | 7 Day Avg | Excel Calculation |
| 05/01/2019 00:00 | 20 | ||
| 07/01/2019 00:00 | 3382 | ||
| 08/01/2019 00:00 | 2551 | ||
| 10/01/2019 00:00 | 1099 | ||
| 12/01/2019 00:00 | 2277 | 1329.857 | |
| 13/01/2019 00:00 | 1329.857 | ||
| 14/01/2019 00:00 | 2564 | 1213 | 1699 |
| 15/01/2019 00:00 | 848.5714 | 1696 | |
| 16/01/2019 00:00 | 1362 | 1043.143 | 1408 |
| 17/01/2019 00:00 | 886.1429 | 1043 | |
| 18/01/2019 00:00 | 2682 | 1269.286 | 1269 |
| 19/01/2019 00:00 | 944 | 944 | |
| 20/01/2019 00:00 | 2778 | 1340.857 | 1341 |
| 21/01/2019 00:00 | 974.5714 | 975 | |
| 22/01/2019 00:00 | 2889 | 1387.286 | 1387 |