choose the column based on the current date

[Anonymous]

Hello gurus

I would like to create a report that would show a diagram similar to

those 3 bars represent the values of Previous week, This week and Next week against the left column.

Does Power BI offer any functionality to be able to check the current date and determine which column represents the column for the Current week and use the previous column and the next column to come up with those bar graphs?

If so please point me in the right direction

Source of data is a CSV file.

Thanks

[viviank]

You can create a calculated column to get the difference between today's date and the date in your table. For example:

Diff = 'Table'[DateField]-TODAY()

Then you build your visual, and set a filter on Diff. If you want to show just everything for the next week, set a filter for Diff for between 0 and 7.

[Anonymous]

please point me into how I can do all this scripting in my power bi report. Thanks

[viviank · Accepted solution]

Once you have your CSV imported, right-click on the table and choose New Column and type the code in from above for Diff, replacing DateField with whatever your column name is for the date.

When you make your visual - if you're doing a Clustered Bar Chart, choose Diff as your Axis and then put the other column(s) in the Values field. Then set the filter on Diff to Advanced Filtering - is less than or equal to 7, and is more than or equal to 0.

By putting the calculated field in the Axis, you're ensuring that the reports you get are all based on the timeframe you decide from today's date.