I was wondering if there is a way that I can have my measure detect today’s date and automatically add the appropriate context to YTD and LY measures. Currently, I always have to insert dates slicers to select the appropriate time context.
Yes, you can use the TODAY() function in DAX to return today’s date, and then build time intelligence off of that. For example, YEAR( TODAY() ) will return 2020. You can build it into almost any DAX time intelligence function, e.g., DATESBETWEEN, DATEDIFF, DATEADD, etc.
Here’s the entry for that function in the Enterprise DNA Knowledge Base:
https://info.enterprisedna.co/dax-function-guide/today/
And an example calculating sales from today through end of month:
Hope this is helpful. If you want to post a PBIX, we can work through a more specific solution.
- Brian
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