how to print selected value as a fix number as calculated column

[bsz412]

Hi,

I have a slicer where user can select one month from a dropdown list as start month.

I would need to add the selected month number as a fixed value as a calculated column. 

this is my Start_month table, and in the "Selected" calculated column I would like to see 3 for each row

how could I create that column?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @bsz412 ,

I just created a table with Date column to test.

And we need to create three tables for three slicers with all Year/ all Months:

Then please create a flag measure, and apply it to visual-filter pane, set as "is 1"

Filter Flag = 
var _minDate=DATE(MIN('Year slicer'[Year]),MAX('Start Month'[Value]),1)
var _maxDate=DATE(MAX('Year slicer'[Year]),MAX('End Month'[Value])+1,1)
RETURN IF(MAX('Table'[Date]) >=_minDate && MAX('Table'[Date])<_maxDate,1,0)

 The original table will be filtered between 2020/7/1- 2021/2/28:

Best Regards,
Eyelyn Qin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

[bsz412]

@Anonymous OMG, this is great, thank you so much!

[tackytechtom]

Hi @bsz412 ,

My initial thought was that this shouldn't be possible because the values in the calculated column are updated during a data refresh. This means any time your selection in the report would change, the value in the calculated column will not update. 

Here they discussed this issue:

Solved: Using Slicer values in a calculated column - Microsoft Power BI Community

And here another suggestion for a solution:

Power BI calculated column based on Slicer - deBUG.to

Does this help? 🙂

/Tom
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[bsz412]

Hi @tackytechtom,

Thanks for the clarification. The reason why I was trying this, is because I have to build a period slicer that looks like this

They insist so hard, so building something else instead is unfortunately not an option. I was hoping that capturing the start year&month combo and end year&month in a measure can somehow help me filter the calendar table to the values that fall in between those 2 values. 

Right now I have no idea how will I create this format 😞