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Nibz
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Sameperiodlastyear Direct Query

‎03-27-2017 02:23 AM

How can I do same formula than Sameperiodlastyear in Direct Query ?

 

I have sales regarding 2 dates segment filter.

I yould like to have same result regaring last 2 dates year.

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‎03-28-2017 12:32 AM

Hi @Nibz,

You are able to use Sameperiodlastyear function in DirectQuery mode as long as you enable “Allow unrestricted measures in DirectQuery mode” in Power BI Desktop. You can review example in the following screenshots.
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Lydia Zhang

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