Sales from Start Date to Today's Date Prior Year

[DarylM]

Hi,

I am trying to calculate the total sales from 8/1/2016 to Today's date last year but dynamically so it would work with a date slicer 'before" date.  The formula works, but the total does not change when I change the end date on the slicer. It seems to be stuck on TODAY no matter the date range. I don;t want to specify a end date as I want it to update autmatically on refresh daily. 

Any help would be appreciated. 

Total PY Sales = CALCULATE(SUM('PRODDTA F42119'[2016 SCH Sales]),SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(DATESBETWEEN('PRODDTA F42119'[G/L Date].[Date],"8/1/2017",TODAY())))

[v-shex-msft · Accepted solution]

HI @DarylM,

Based on test, today function not works in datebetween function, I'd like to suggest you to manual calculate date range to instead the 'datebetween' function.

Dynamic = CALCULATE(SUM('Sample'[Sales]),FILTER(ALL('CALENDAR'),[Date]>=DATE(2016,8,1)&&[Date]<=DATE(YEAR(TODAY())-1,MONTH(TODAY()),DAY(TODAY()))))

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

[DarylM]

I would like to be able to slide the slicer back to view previous data which is why I am trying to find a dynamic way to calculate the data. If I use the MAX(End of Month) Same Time last Year, I get the whole total from 8/1 to 12/31 instead of just the last GL date as of the current year for last year. Hope this makes sense.