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Anonymous
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Using the M-code Date.IsInPreviousNMonths, having some issues

Hi all,

 

I'm using this formula in Power Query (M):

if Date.IsInPreviousNMonths([LASTMODIFIEDDATE], 3)=true then "Yes" else "No".

 

But why do I get No on dates between 01.04.2019 and today ? And then the "No"s starts at 28.12.2018 what is correct. I dont understand why it says No to dates in this month?

See screenshot.

 

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Regards

Marius

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Anonymous
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Your April 1st 2019 dates are in the current month, so it cant be in the previous N months as well.  

Date.IsInCurrentMonth([LASTMODIFIEDDATE])

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kl8818
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Hi - is there a way to adjust this so that I can have a column for Previous and Current month? When I try and do two custom columns, one receives an error. Thanks!

Hi,

What is your objective.  Ideally date calculations should either be calculated columns or measures.


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Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/
Anonymous
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Your April 1st 2019 dates are in the current month, so it cant be in the previous N months as well.  

Date.IsInCurrentMonth([LASTMODIFIEDDATE])
Anonymous
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thanks 🙂
How do I accept your answer as soulotion?

 

This works:

if Date.IsInCurrentMonth([LASTMODIFIEDDATE])=true then "Yes" else if Date.IsInPreviousNMonths([LASTMODIFIEDDATE], 3)=true then "Yes" else "No"

Anonymous
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Glad it helped !

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