Use a calculated measure on another measure

[pasno]

Hello guys,

I need your help to proceed smoothly in my dashboard please!

I'm creating a new measure to use it inside my dashboard, and I'm calculating a dynamic date to select the count the right values I need.

Please have a look at hte following measure. It works correctly when i select the Date range using manual numbers to set year, month and day.

Result = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('CostiRicaviTotale'[IDSpedizioneUnivoco]); ALL('MisurePersonalizzate'[ColonnaKW-1]); Calendario[Data]<=DATE(2021; 1; 31))

But I want to use a dynamic date range, so for example I made the following measure:

YearToUse = YEAR(TODAY())

Now, I want to insert my measure (YearToUse) inside the other measure (Result), to have a dynamic year value.

If I set the following code, I always get an error:

Result = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('CostiRicaviTotale'[IDSpedizioneUnivoco]); ALL('MisurePersonalizzate'[ColonnaKW-1]); Calendario[Data]<=DATE(YearToUse; 1; 31))

Any help will be very appreciated, thank you in advance 🙂

[VijayP · Accepted solution]

@pasno 

You have Created a mesure YeartoUse separately and now you want to include in the measure

Instead of creating a separate mesaure you can create that measure by using Variables

VAR yeartouse = your Measure

and using RETURN syntax 

you can use the Variance yeartouse in your final formula

[pasno]

Top, got it!

Thank you again!!!

[VijayP]

@pasno 

you can use VAR (variable) within the Measure 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/dax-variables

Please let me know if any further help required!

[pasno]

Hello @VijayP 

Thank  you for the answer.

I had a look at the link, but I don't understand how can I convert my measure with VAR..

Result = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('CostiRicaviTotale'[IDSpedizioneUnivoco]); ALL('MisurePersonalizzate'[ColonnaKW-1]); Calendario[Data]<=DATE(YearToUse; 1; 31))