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MojoGene
9 years agoPost Patron
SAMERPERIODLASTYEAR - Non Contiguous Date Selection Error
I've read multiple posts on this error: "SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR expects a contiguous selection when the date column comes from a table on the 1-side of a bidirectional relationship." I am still baffled by my error.
I have a simple measure for calculating fees billed:
Fees Billed = CALCULATE(SUM(FactTable[AmtBilledForSubtype]),FactTable[BillSubtype]="FEE")
I have another measure for YTD Fees:
Fees Billed YTD = TOTALYTD([Fees Billed],Table_BasicCalendarUS[DateKey])
No problems with either of these measures.
Now I want Fees Billed for the same period last year. Here is the troublesome measure:
Fees Billed SPLY = CALCULATE([Fees Billed YTD],SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(Table_BasicCalendarUS[DateKey]))
The error message suggests that there is a bi-directional relationship at the heart of the problem, but
in my date table, the DateKey column has a one-to-many, single cross-filter relationship to the DateBilled colum in the FactTable.
Any suggestions?
I get the same exact error message.