Previous Quarter No Result

[HARMKE964]

All,

I want to know my previous quarter dollar ammount shipped.  I am having an issue due to when I calculate previous quarter, it does not show anything.  This is what I came up with thus far:

PREVIOUS Q DOLLAR AMMOUNT:=CALCULATE([TOTAL DOLLAR AMMOUNT SHIPPED],PREVIOUSQUARTER(CALENDAR[DATE]))

Now, it is worth to mention that I am connecting to SQL Analysis Services database and I created the model.  In my model I have a CALENDAR table and this is where I am pulling "CALENDAR[DATE]" however it is not working.  I have tried to use a date from my fact tables but I get the error of "you are trying to use a column with duplicates" and it wont do anything.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,

[mantasceponis]

you can use a pattern from here: 

https://www.daxpatterns.com/time-patterns/ 

It usually helps with time intelligence 🙂 

[v-jiascu-msft]

Hi @HARMKE964,

Please share a dummy sample.

1. Make sure the measure has proper context.

2. What's the formula of [TOTAL DOLLAR AMMOUNT SHIPPED]?

3. What's the connection mode? Import or Direct query.

Best Regards,

Dale

[HARMKE964]

By the way, the connection is Direct.

Thanks,

[HARMKE964]

Ok, so I got it now, you all need more information (understood).  This is how my model looks like so you all can see the relationships:

The formula I am using for "TOTAL DOLLAR AMMOUNT SHIP" is based of:

Step 1

=CALCULATE(AVERAGEX(RELATEDTABLE('QUERY OEORDER DETAIL'),'QUERY OEORDER DETAIL'[UNIT_PRICE]))  :

I am doing this average so I can bring the price of parts from 'QUERY ORDER DETAIL' in to 'QUERY ORDER SHIPPING'

Step 2:

=CALCULATE(SUM([AVG UNIT PRICE DETAIL])*SUM([QTY_SHIPPED])) :

Then I create a colunm that will display the dollar ammount shipped

Step 3:

TOTAL DOLLAR AMMOUNT SHIPPED:=SUM([AVG USD SHIPPED])  :

A simple SUM at the bottom of my column created at step two

Step 4:

I tried the formula that I already posted at the begining of this post. I hope this helps.

Thanks,

[Greg_Deckler]

Please see this post regarding How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490

[HARMKE964]

All,

I am trying to get my previous quarter dollar ammount shipped.  It is worth to mention that I am working on a data model I created in SQL Server Analysis Srevices.  The model has a CALENDAR table, so I am using the date from this table.  My dax formula thus far is:

PREVIOUS Q DOLLAR AMMOUNT:=CALCULATE([TOTAL DOLLAR AMMOUNT SHIPPED],PREVIOUSQUARTER(CALENDAR[DATE]))

But this formula is not returning anything.  I triend to use a date column from my fact table but I will get an error stating that I can not use a column with duplicate values.  Any sugestion?

Thanks,