Show last available value in matrix

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone,

I have created a calculated column that shows me cumulative data from inception up to selected date for a project(so it can grow or be lower based on how the (let's say order value) has changed. My data comes from ORCL database so the full timeline is not displayed as it only shows data if there was a modification in that specific date. What i want to say:

Date            Project     Value

FY19-P01         x             xxx

FY19-P05         x             xxx
FY19-P12         x             
(so there might be a gap of some months if there is nothing populated there)

What i try to do in my analysis, is compare the cumulative data from FY18-P12 and FY19-P12. But there are cases where, in my table, there is no line with that date from some projects so in my matrix it will show nothing. Is there a way to display the last available cumulative data? 

Using the example above, if there was no change from FY19-P05 up to FY19-P12, just display the data from FY19-P05.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

How i worked this out: In Power Query, created a table with distinct project numbers and joined it with distinct financial dates column so the result would be a combination of every single project with every single financial date. This is more of a workaround as it creates a table with a lot of rows (of course depending on the size of the initial data [for it was from 50k rows to 940k]), but this is how i solved it.

[v-diye-msft]

 Hi @Anonymous 

If you've fixed the issue on your own please kindly share your solution. if the above posts help, please kindly mark it as a solution to help others find it more quickly.thanks!

[AlB]

Hi @Anonymous 

You could

1. Find out what the previous date is

2. Calculate the value for the current en previous date

3. If they're the same, return that value, otherwise return value for current date

I can't be more specific without more details, especially the code you use for the calculated column ( and  a sample of your data tables)

Please mark the question solved when done and consider giving kudos if posts are helpful.

Cheers  

[Anonymous]

@AlB 

METRIC_CUMULATIVE = Var Currentdata=TABLE[CALENDARISTIC_DATE]

Return

if(COUNTROWS(TABLE)>0,

CALCULATE(SUM(TABLE[METRIC]),

FILTER(ALLEXCEPT(TABLE,TABLE[PROJECT]),TABLE[CALENDARISTIC_DATE]<=Currentdata)), BLANK())

this is how i calculate the cumulative column. Unfortunately the data is really sensitive.