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tabil
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Trouble formatting dates for T/F Check

I have a date column with LatestCompletion m/d/yy. I used table[LatestCompletion].[Month] to separate out the months and did the same with the years. I want to compare the month and year to see previous month's data, but I can't format the resulting [Month] column. It only gives me the months as full text (January, etc.) and I get an #ERROR! when I try to change the data type or use format(). Is there a better way to do this? 

 

  • Hi  tabil ,

     

    Create a column similarly as below:

    Month = MONTH('Table (2)'[Date])

    And you will see:

    Best Regards,
    Kelly

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  • tabil , if you have date, best is to use time intelligence with date table

     

    example

    MTD Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),DATESMTD('Date'[Date]))
    last MTD Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),DATESMTD(dateadd('Date'[Date],-1,MONTH)))

    last year MTD Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),DATESMTD(dateadd('Date'[Date],-12,MONTH)))
    Previous year Month Sales = CALCULATE(SUM(Sales[Sales Amount]),previousmonth(dateadd('Date'[Date],-11,MONTH)))

     

     

    Power BI — Month on Month with or Without Time Intelligence
    https://medium.com/@amitchandak.1978/power-bi-mtd-questions-time-intelligence-3-5-64b0b4a4090e
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LUBbvcxtKA

     

    To get the best of the time intelligence function. Make sure you have a date calendar and it has been marked as the date in model view. Also, join it with the date column of your fact/s. Refer :radacad sqlbi My Video Series Appreciate your Kudos.

     

  • v-kelly-msft's avatar
    v-kelly-msft
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    Hi  tabil ,

     

    Create a column similarly as below:

    Month = MONTH('Table (2)'[Date])

    And you will see:

    Best Regards,
    Kelly

    Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!