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Hello,
i have the following problem.
I want to have to SUM of the last 5 days from "Num1". Including the current day
"SUM1 LAST 5" ist the result, which i calculated in excel...but i need this one in power bi...
I used the following code for "SUM1 false", but it only sums up everything:
Solved! Go to Solution.
I've tried it and i'm getting the following error:
"A ring dependency was detected: Table1[Previous5DaySum], Table1[Sum Running Total], Table1[Previous5DaySum]."
This is the code:
Pardon Sir - i've added you the table. Is this ok?
| Tag | Menge | Circulation | Circulation false | N Days |
| 02.01.2023 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 5 |
| 03.01.2023 | 520 | 685 | 685 | 5 |
| 04.01.2023 | 515 | 1200 | 1200 | 5 |
| 05.01.2023 | 510 | 1710 | 1710 | 5 |
| 06.01.2023 | 480 | 2190 | 2190 | 5 |
| 07.01.2023 | 1345 | 3370 | 3535 | 5 |
| 08.01.2023 | 1315 | 4165 | 4850 | 5 |
| 09.01.2023 | 1275 | 4925 | 6125 | 5 |
| 10.01.2023 | 1235 | 5650 | 7360 | 5 |
| 11.01.2023 | 1300 | 6470 | 8660 | 5 |
| 12.01.2023 | 1315 | 6440 | 9975 | 5 |
| 13.01.2023 | 1290 | 6415 | 11265 | 5 |
| 14.01.2023 | 750 | 5890 | 12015 | 5 |
| 15.01.2023 | 1305 | 5960 | 13320 | 5 |
| 16.01.2023 | 1310 | 5970 | 14630 | 5 |
| 17.01.2023 | 1350 | 6005 | 15980 | 5 |
| 18.01.2023 | 1330 | 6045 | 17310 | 5 |
| 19.01.2023 | 1005 | 6300 | 18315 | 5 |
| 20.01.2023 | 1205 | 6200 | 19520 | 5 |
| 21.01.2023 | 1300 | 6190 | 20820 | 5 |
| 22.01.2023 | 1010 | 5850 | 21830 | 5 |
| 23.01.2023 | 1230 | 5750 | 23060 | 5 |
| 24.01.2023 | 1405 | 6150 | 24465 | 5 |
| 25.01.2023 | 1400 | 6345 | 25865 | 5 |
| 26.01.2023 | 1340 | 6385 | 27205 | 5 |
| 27.01.2023 | 1010 | 6385 | 28215 | 5 |
| 28.01.2023 | 1230 | 6385 | 29445 | 5 |
| 29.01.2023 | 1405 | 6385 | 30850 | 5 |
| 30.01.2023 | 1400 | 6385 | 32250 | 5 |
| 31.01.2023 | 1340 | 6385 | 33590 | 5 |
| 01.02.2023 | 1405 | 6780 | 34995 | 5 |
| 02.02.2023 | 1400 | 6950 | 36395 | 5 |
| 03.02.2023 | 1340 | 6885 | 37735 | 5 |
@SHenryy
You can create What-If parameters for the dynamic value of Days (i.e. X).
Please see this link.
Then you can create the following DAX measure:
Previous5DaySum =
VAR CurrentDate = LASTDATE(table[DATE])
RETURN
CALCULATE(
SUM(table[NUM1]),
DATESBETWEEN(table[date], CurrentDate - [Parameter that you created], CurrentDate - 1)
)
Please let me know if this didn't work.
I've tried it and i'm getting the following error:
"A ring dependency was detected: Table1[Previous5DaySum], Table1[Sum Running Total], Table1[Previous5DaySum]."
This is the code:
This is an old collumn...which i dont use anymore? should i delete it?
i deleted all unnessary collumns.
But as a result my "Previous5DaySum" is now empty
True - but which kind of code did you use?
Yes, but it should already start in 2.Jan
@SHenryy , but it doesn't have any data before that, so how would it give any value?
@SHenryy
I created the following DAX measure:
Previous5DaySum =
VAR CurrentDate = LASTDATE('Tabelle1'[Tag])
RETURN
CALCULATE(
SUM('Tabelle1'[Menge]),
DATESBETWEEN('Tabelle1'[Tag], CurrentDate - 5, CurrentDate - 1)
)
pardon sir, how did you created this table?
Hi @SHenryy ,
Please post a sample data that one can easily copy-paste (not an image) and your expected result. Also I don't see Menge and Tag columns in your screenshot.
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