half year vs previous half year

[evanj]

Hi, I am trying to compare 2018H1 vs 2017H1, 2017H2 vs 2016H2 etc (maybe 2018H1 vs 2017H2 also)

I have add a column to my date table with 2016H1, 2016H2, 2017H1, 2017H2, 2018H1 etc

I can then create a matrix with the year halfs and sales by various categories, but I can't figure out how to do a HY over HY comparison.  QTD vs PQTD I thought may work but could nto do so... please help

[Anonymous]

I everyone, the lastest solved was not helpful for me, so I found a new mesure for it and it works very well, it is simple and easy

Measure for Previous Half Year

PH = CALCULATE(Sum[Sales],DATEADD(D_Calendar[Date],-2,QUARTER))

 that is it, you can divide with you current half year, and that is it!

[v-yuezhe-msft · Accepted solution]

@evanj,

Please check the DAX in the PBIX file below.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhsotbnGu1NolAp9LEGTbG1v5r1m

Regards,
Lydia

[Rolf-Optimais]

Hi Lydia,

Could you please share this sample again? 

Apparently, the link to OneDrive is broken.

Many tkx !

Rolf

[evanj]

thanks, looks promising, I will have to now go understand summarize by the looks 🙂

[evanj]

I did try the below, and it works for H1, but for H2 it has both H1 and H2 added together.

Sales Same Period Last year = CALCULATE([YTD Sales],SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR('Calendar'[Date]))

and then tried this, which works, except the equation above is wrong...

HoH = DIVIDE([Sales]-[Sales Same Period Last year],[Sales Same Period Last year])

for ref,  Sales = SUM(Sales[Ttl AMT])