Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Join the FabCon + SQLCon recap series. Up next: Power BI, Real-Time Intelligence, IQ and AI, and Data Factory take center stage. All sessions are available on-demand after the live show. Register now

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

Table linking issue?

Today's Sales = CALCULATE(sum(SALES[Sales]),LASTDATE(SALES[Ship Date]))

This gives me $30,384 in the "Card" tile.

 

I create a "Matrix" tile and put Today's Sales in the Values section and "Category" from the "Part Number Master" table in the Rows section.  The total is correct, $30,384 but the information above the total does not actually total $30,384.  Anyone have any ideas?

 

Capture.PNGCapture1.PNG

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Habib
Continued Contributor
Continued Contributor

Hi @Anonymous,

 

Actual issue is the usage of LASTDATE function. It picks last date of a column in current context. Let's assume, one category which doesn't has sales for today, during the calculation for that category, it will pick yesterday's sales but in total or card, current context is for all entire table regardless of category so it will pick today's date.

 

You should use TODAY function.

View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
Habib
Continued Contributor
Continued Contributor

Hi @Anonymous,

 

Actual issue is the usage of LASTDATE function. It picks last date of a column in current context. Let's assume, one category which doesn't has sales for today, during the calculation for that category, it will pick yesterday's sales but in total or card, current context is for all entire table regardless of category so it will pick today's date.

 

You should use TODAY function.

Anonymous
Not applicable

That makes since.  Thank you!

Helpful resources

Announcements
April Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - April 2026

Check out the April 2026 Power BI update to learn about new features.

New to Fabric survey Carousel

New to Fabric Survey

If you have recently started exploring Fabric, we'd love to hear how it's going. Your feedback can help with product improvements.

Power BI DataViz World Championships carousel

Power BI DataViz World Championships - June 2026

A new Power BI DataViz World Championship is coming this June! Don't miss out on submitting your entry.

FabCon and SQLCon Highlights Carousel

FabCon &SQLCon Highlights

Experience the highlights from FabCon & SQLCon, available live and on-demand starting April 14th.