Last 6 months data

[mb0307]

Hi,

Code below extract the data between two dates. 

 {Cube.ApplyParameter, "[!V000018]", {"[0DSDEL_DATE].[20200601]", "[0DSDEL_DATE].[20201130]"}}

Start date:   [0DSDEL_DATE].[20200601]

End date:    [0DSDEL_DATE].[20201130]

But I would like to make it dynamic becasue data will updated on daily basis.

I would like to extract last 6 months data but always starting from the 1st of first month.

Example: 

Current date:  02/12/2020

6 Months ago:  02/06/2020

So query should extract data between 01/06/2020 to 02/12/2020.  Please note that how the date range started from 1st of June not 2nd.

Thanks

[Jimmy801]

Hello @mb0307 

you can calculate such a text-field to use it then in the cube-function. Here a example. However, I didn't understand which time frame you want to calculate. But if you check out the approach, you should have an idea how to continue

let
    FristDayOfThisMonth = Date.From(DateTime.FixedLocalNow()),
    Year = Text.From(Date.Year(FristDayOfThisMonth)),
    Month = "0"&Text.From(Date.Month(FristDayOfThisMonth)),
    Day = "0"&Text.From(Date.Day(FristDayOfThisMonth)),
    CreateTextForQuery = "[0DSDEL_DATE].["&Year&Text.End(Month,2)&Text.End(Day,2)&"]"
in
    CreateTextForQuery

Copy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.

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[mb0307]

@Jimmy801  Thanks for your response and apologies if my query wasn't clear.  I have edited my post with an example.  Your code doesn't go back 6 months and start from 1st of the oldest month.

[Jimmy801 · Accepted solution]

Hello @mb0307 

here a code that creates two variables (CreateTextForQueryEnd  and CreateTextForQueryStart) that you can use in your code

let
    Today = Date.From(DateTime.FixedLocalNow()),
    YearToday = Text.From(Date.Year(Today)),
    MonthToday = "0"&Text.From(Date.Month(Today)),
    DayToday = "0"&Text.From(Date.Day(Today)),
    CreateTextForQueryEnd = "[0DSDEL_DATE].["&YearToday&Text.End(MonthToday,2)&Text.End(DayToday,2)&"]",
    Minus6MonthsFirstDayOfMonth = Date.StartOfMonth(Date.AddMonths(Date.From(DateTime.FixedLocalNow()),-6)),
    Year6Months = Text.From(Date.Year(Minus6MonthsFirstDayOfMonth)),
    Month6Months = "0"&Text.From(Date.Month(Minus6MonthsFirstDayOfMonth)),
    Day6Months = "0"&Text.From(Date.Day(Minus6MonthsFirstDayOfMonth)),
    CreateTextForQueryStart = "[0DSDEL_DATE].["&Year6Months&Text.End(Month6Months,2)&Text.End(Day6Months,2)&"]"
in
    CreateTextForQueryStart

 Copy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works. 

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Have fun

Jimmy