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AutumLeaf
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3 years ago
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Using historical values to fill in future periods

Hi community,   I have the following requirements:   Use prior year values for same month in current year to estimate volume expected.  Example if I have 12 units in Novemner of 2022, I'd like t...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Hi AutumLeaf ，

    Create a Date Table and connect your Date Table to your Fact table using the date field.

     

    PY Value = 
CALCULATE(
    [Total value],
    SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR('Date'[Date])
)
    Forecast Value = 
IF(
    ISBLANK([Total value]),
    [PY Value],
    [Total value]
)

     

    Output:

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lbendlin
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3 years ago

Please provide sample data (with sensitive information removed) that covers your issue or question completely, in a usable format (not as a screenshot). Leave out anything not related to the issue.
If you are unsure how to do that please refer to https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-provide-sample-data-in-the-Power-BI-Forum/ba-p/963216
Please show the expected outcome based on the sample data you provided.

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