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Josepatwentysix
9 years agoFrequent Visitor
Same variable measure difference
Hi everyone, I will like to present you this case. I have a variable in one Column, for example, Sales. I need to create a new measure where what I need is the difference between the month of the pre...
- 9 years ago
It's hard to give a clear example based on the little details you're providing, but you should be able to do this a few ways.
You could create a measure for "LastYearMonthlySales" that uses the SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR DAX function in its definition. Take a look at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee634972.aspx for examples.
malagari
9 years agoContinued Contributor
It's hard to give a clear example based on the little details you're providing, but you should be able to do this a few ways.
You could create a measure for "LastYearMonthlySales" that uses the SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR DAX function in its definition. Take a look at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee634972.aspx for examples.