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- The EARLIER Function (1)
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SSAS - tabular | Date calculations exercise | Create year-to-date and quarter-to-date cumulative figures
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Software ==> | SSAS - tabular (30 exercises) |
Version ==> | SSAS 2012 and later |
Topic ==> | Date calculations (3 exercises) |
Level ==> | Relatively easy |
Course ==> | SSAS - Tabular Model |
- Go into SQL Server Management Studio;
- Open the SQL file you've just unzipped (you can press CTRL + O to do this); then
- Execute this script.
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Import the tblCalendar table if you haven't already done so, and create a relationship via the purchase date column:

Link the calendar and purchase tables together by the purchase date.
Create the following measures in the Purchase table:
Measure | What it calculates |
---|---|
Purchases | The number of purchases for the query context |
Year to date | The year-to-date cumulative total number of purchases |
Quarter to date | The quarter-to-date cumulative total number of purchases |
Use these measures to show the following pivot table:

Don't forget to mark the calendar table as a date table.
Save this workbook as Quarter given, then close it down.