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m4xon
Helper III
Helper III

Show previous "months", but based on the index column instead of date

Hi,

I have a weird case to solve. I would like to replace the logic of following measure (from SQLBI):

 

 

 

VAR NumOfMonths = -6
VAR ReferenceDate = MAX ( 'Date'[Date] )
VAR PreviousDates =
    DATESINPERIOD (
        'Previous Date'[Date],
        ReferenceDate,
        NumOfMonths,
        MONTH
    )
VAR Result =
    CALCULATE (
        SELECTEDMEASURE (),
        REMOVEFILTERS ( 'Date' ),
        KEEPFILTERS ( PreviousDates ),
        USERELATIONSHIP ( 'Previous Date'[Date], 'Date'[Date] )
    )
RETURN Result

 

 

 

but instead of using Date column I need to use Index one.

I have two not related tables called _txtCalendarTbl & _txtCalendar_Q_tbl:

TxtIndex
2022-1    1
2022-2    2
2022-3    3
2022-4    4
2023-1    5
2023-2    6
2023-3    7
2023-4    8
2024-1    9
2024-2    10
2024-3    11
2024-4    12
2025-1    13
2025-2    14
2025-3    15
2025-4    16
2026-1    17

as a source of a slicer I'm using _txtCalendarTbl and when I select for example 2024-4 I would like to be to see something like that:

_txtCalendarTbl Measure
2022-10
2022-20
2022-30
2022-40
2023-10
2023-20
2023-30
2023-40
2024-10
2024-20
2024-31
2024-41
2025-11
2025-20
2025-30
2025-40
2026-10

Thank you in advance!
Max

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@m4xon , Make sure you have a separate table with period and index. Joined back to your data table.

 

You can use measures like

 

This Period = CALCULATE(sum('Table'[Qty]), FILTER(ALL(Period),Period[Index]=max(Period[Index])))
Last Period = CALCULATE(sum('Table'[Qty]), FILTER(ALL(Period),Period[Index]=max(Period[Index])-1))

 

Time Intelligence, DATESMTD, DATESQTD, DATESYTD, Week On Week, Week Till Date, Custom Period on Period,
Custom Period till date: https://youtu.be/aU2aKbnHuWs&t=145s

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Hi, thank you for your reply, it has led me to a solution:

Selected Period =
VAR _selectedPeriod =
    CALCULATE (
        MIN ( _txtCalendarTbl[Index] ),
        FILTER ( ALL ( _txtCalendar_Q_tbl), _txtCalendar_Q_tbl[Index] >= MAX ( _txtCalendar_Q_tbl[Index] ) - 1 ),
        FILTER ( ALL ( _txtCalendar_Q_tbl), _txtCalendar_Q_tbl[Index] <= MAX ( _txtCalendar_Q_tbl[Index] ) + 1 ),
        USERELATIONSHIP ( _txtCalendarTbl[Index], _txtCalendar_Q_tbl[Index] )
    )
RETURN
    IF ( ISBLANK ( _selectedPeriod ), BLANK() , 1 )

 

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@m4xon , Make sure you have a separate table with period and index. Joined back to your data table.

 

You can use measures like

 

This Period = CALCULATE(sum('Table'[Qty]), FILTER(ALL(Period),Period[Index]=max(Period[Index])))
Last Period = CALCULATE(sum('Table'[Qty]), FILTER(ALL(Period),Period[Index]=max(Period[Index])-1))

 

Time Intelligence, DATESMTD, DATESQTD, DATESYTD, Week On Week, Week Till Date, Custom Period on Period,
Custom Period till date: https://youtu.be/aU2aKbnHuWs&t=145s

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Hi, thank you for your reply, it has led me to a solution:

Selected Period =
VAR _selectedPeriod =
    CALCULATE (
        MIN ( _txtCalendarTbl[Index] ),
        FILTER ( ALL ( _txtCalendar_Q_tbl), _txtCalendar_Q_tbl[Index] >= MAX ( _txtCalendar_Q_tbl[Index] ) - 1 ),
        FILTER ( ALL ( _txtCalendar_Q_tbl), _txtCalendar_Q_tbl[Index] <= MAX ( _txtCalendar_Q_tbl[Index] ) + 1 ),
        USERELATIONSHIP ( _txtCalendarTbl[Index], _txtCalendar_Q_tbl[Index] )
    )
RETURN
    IF ( ISBLANK ( _selectedPeriod ), BLANK() , 1 )

 

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