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Anonymous
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Today value on line graph

I'm trying to get today's value (a point or vertical line) to appear on a line graph if that's possble?

Niiru1_2-1634052443003.png

I have a simple table of values

Niiru1_0-1634052286266.png

 and want to get the value that today is closest to e.g. TODAY = 10/12/2021 therefore 10/10/2021 value 24

 

PBIX attached

https://www.dropbox.com/s/utwcn6vwl8xedfp/Set%20Limit%20of%20Future%20Appointment%20within%201%20Mon...

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Hi, @Anonymous 

 

I am back. The code in my sample is no problem. But you modified it wrong when you used it.

vjaneygmsft_1-1635400202217.png

I used your sample, and modify it.

Try this:

Measure5 =
VAR a =
    MAXX ( FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), [Date] <= TODAY () ), [Date] )
VAR b =
    MINX ( FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), [Date] >= TODAY () ), [Date] )
VAR c =
    IF ( TODAY () - a >= b - TODAY (), b, a )
RETURN
    IF (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Table'[Date] ) = c,
        SELECTEDVALUE ( ( 'Table'[Value] ), BLANK () )
    )

 

vjaneygmsft_0-1635400011325.png

 

Did I answer your question ? Please mark my reply as solution. Thank you very much.
If not, please upload some insensitive data samples and expected output.


Best Regards,

Community Support Team _ Janey

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v-janeyg-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @Anonymous 

 

According to your description, I think you can create a measure to display your desired result.

Like this:

Measure5 =
VAR a =
    MAXX ( FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table 3' ), [Column1] <= TODAY () ), [Column1] )
VAR b =
    MINX ( FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table 3' ), [Column1] >= TODAY () ), [Column1] )
VAR c =
    IF ( TODAY () - a >= b - TODAY (), b, a )
RETURN
    IF (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Table 3'[Column1] ) = c,
        MAX ( 'Table 3'[Column2] ),
        BLANK ()
    )

vjaneygmsft_1-1634292197157.png

 

Did I answer your question ? Please mark my reply as solution. Thank you very much.
If not, please feel free to ask me.


Best Regards,

Community Support Team _ Janey

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi,

 

Thanks for this.

 

I've used the following formula to attempt your solution:

Measure5 = 

VAR a =
MAXX ( FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), [Value] <= TODAY () ), [Value] )
VAR b =
MINX ( FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), [Value] >= TODAY () ), [Value] )
VAR c =
IF ( TODAY () - a >= b - TODAY (), b, a )
RETURN
IF (
SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Table'[Value] ) = c,
MAX ( 'Table'[Value] ),
BLANK ()
)

 

but still blank values. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.

 

Niiru1_0-1634295984643.png

 

Hi, @Anonymous 

 

I am back. The code in my sample is no problem. But you modified it wrong when you used it.

vjaneygmsft_1-1635400202217.png

I used your sample, and modify it.

Try this:

Measure5 =
VAR a =
    MAXX ( FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), [Date] <= TODAY () ), [Date] )
VAR b =
    MINX ( FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), [Date] >= TODAY () ), [Date] )
VAR c =
    IF ( TODAY () - a >= b - TODAY (), b, a )
RETURN
    IF (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Table'[Date] ) = c,
        SELECTEDVALUE ( ( 'Table'[Value] ), BLANK () )
    )

 

vjaneygmsft_0-1635400011325.png

 

Did I answer your question ? Please mark my reply as solution. Thank you very much.
If not, please upload some insensitive data samples and expected output.


Best Regards,

Community Support Team _ Janey

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous , Create a second measure and plot that

 

measure 2= calculate(sum(Table[Value]), filter(Table, Table[Date]=Today())

 

or create bar and do condition formatting using this measure

 

if(max(Table[date]= Today(), "Red","blue")

or

if(max(Table[date]= Today(), "Red", blank() )

 

use that in conditional formatting using field value option and then convert bar to line

 

How to do conditional formatting by measure and apply it on pie?: https://youtu.be/RqBb5eBf_I4

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