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Software ==>	PowerPivot (72 exercises)
Topic ==>	Date functions (10 exercises)
Level ==>	Harder than average
Subject ==>	Power BI training

Use the PARALLELPERIOD function to show this quarter's total sales divided by the previous quarter's

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Before you can do this exercise, you'll need to download and unzip this file . Once you've done this:

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.

This will generate the database that you'll need to use in order to do this exercise (note that the database and script are only to be used for exercises published on this website, and may not be reused or distributed in any form without the prior written permission of Wise Owl).

Create a new workbook, and import into a PowerPivot data model the following two tables:

You'll also need to create the relationship shown above.

Use the PARALLELPERIOD function to show these figures:

Measure	What it should show
This quarter	Total quantity sold for this quarter (add 0 quarters!)
Last quarter	Total quantity sold for the previous quarter
Quarterly ratio	The first divided by the second