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Prabha45
Helper III
Helper III

Selectedvalue blank

Hi All,
I got stuck with the selected value DAX. Its returns blank like the below image. What am I missing.
Please help me. I know this looks silly but I don't understand the error.
TIA

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Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @Prabha45 
The formula returns blank because you are using date hierarchy in your slicer. 

So you didn't select a date, you selected the year and month.

Modify your measure according to the possible selections, for example :

slected year_month = SELECTEDVALUE('Dates'[Date_].[Year])&"-"&SELECTEDVALUE('Dates'[Date_].[Month])
( you can add a quarter and day if you need them too)
result :
Ritaf1983_1-1701449990549.png

 

 

PBIX is attached

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Prabha45
Helper III
Helper III

Thanks @Ritaf1983 
It worked, I'm trying to show value PLAN if month greater 2023 June based on the date hierarchy.
Measure = 
Var selectyear = Selectedvalue(dim_date[date].[Year])
Var selectmonth = Selectedvalue(dim_date[date].[month])
Var ans = If(selectyear =2023 & selectmonth > "June",
                     [PLAN],
                     [ACTUAL])
The above measure throws an error. Doesn't support comparing values of type integer with values type text.
Please help on this

Hi @Prabha45 
1. You can't use the operator "<>" to compare strings, and month in this case is a string.
2. if you nee and as an operator you should use "&&" and not "&"
modify your formula to :

Measure =
Var selectyear = Selectedvalue(Dates[Date_].[Year])
Var selectmonth = Selectedvalue(Dates[Date_].[month])
Var ans = If(selectyear =2023 && selectmonth in {"july","August","September","October","November","December"},
                   
                   [plan],[actual])
                     return ans
Ritaf1983_0-1701532843951.png

The updated pbix is attached. 
(i used just strings for plan and actual )

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Thank you @Ritaf1983 
Can we do it in reverse. Show data [Actual] if selected date less than 2023 June. Going forward data gets updated for 2024,2025....
My data starts from 2020.

 
Var ans = If(selectyear =2023 && selectmonth in {"January","February","March","April","May","June"} &&  If( selectyear = 2022 && selectmonth in {"January" ............"December"}
&&  If(selectyear = 2021   && selectmonth in  {"January" ............"December"}
&& If(selectyear = 2020 && selectmonth {"January" ............"December"}
 
                   [actual],[Plan])
                     return ans

Is this the only way ?

Hi @Prabha45 
I recommend just to work with a "Date" type slicer ...

Ritaf1983_0-1701535458531.png

working with hierarchies here seems to me too many "woodo dances" for the very simple scenario 

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Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @Prabha45 
The formula returns blank because you are using date hierarchy in your slicer. 

So you didn't select a date, you selected the year and month.

Modify your measure according to the possible selections, for example :

slected year_month = SELECTEDVALUE('Dates'[Date_].[Year])&"-"&SELECTEDVALUE('Dates'[Date_].[Month])
( you can add a quarter and day if you need them too)
result :
Ritaf1983_1-1701449990549.png

 

 

PBIX is attached

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting it as the solution to help the other

members find it more quickly

 

 

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