ENDOFQUARTER

How to Use the Power BI DAX function ENDOFQUARTER

The ENDOFQUARTER function is a DAX time intelligence function that helps users calculate the end of a given quarter. This function returns the last day of the quarter in which a given date falls. The syntax of this function is:


ENDOFQUARTER(❰date❱)


Where `❰date❱` is the date for which you want to calculate the end of the quarter.

Here's how to use the ENDOFQUARTER function in Power BI:

Step 1: Create a New Measure

To use the ENDOFQUARTER function, you first need to create a new measure in your Power BI report. To create a measure, follow these steps:

1. Open the Power BI Desktop application and open the report where you want to add the new measure.

2. In the Fields pane, select the table where the date column is located.

3. Click the New Measure button on the Home tab of the ribbon.

4. In the formula bar that appears, enter the following DAX expression:


End of Quarter = ENDOFQUARTER(❰date❱)


Replace `❰date❱` with the name of the column that contains the date values.

5. Press Enter to create the measure.

Step 2: Use the New Measure in a Visualization

Once you have created the new measure, you can use it in any visualizations that require the end of the quarter date. Here's how to use the new measure in a visualization:

1. Select the visualization where you want to use the new measure.

2. In the Visualizations pane, locate the Values area.

3. Drag and drop the End of Quarter measure into the Values area.

4. In the same pane, locate the Axis area.

5. Drag and drop the date column into the Axis area.

6. Power BI will automatically aggregate the values by the end of quarter date.

Step 3: Customize the Measure

The ENDOFQUARTER function can be customized further by adding additional arguments. Here's the syntax for the function with all its possible arguments:


ENDOFQUARTER(❰date❱,❰month adjustment❱)


Where `❰month adjustment❱` is an optional argument that allows you to adjust the end of quarter date by a given number of months.

For example, if you want to calculate the end of the quarter for a date column that contains quarterly data for a fiscal year that begins in July, you can use the following DAX expression:


End of Fiscal Quarter = ENDOFQUARTER(❰date❱,3)


This will return the end of the fiscal quarter that begins in July, which is three months after the end of the calendar quarter.

The ENDOFQUARTER function is a powerful DAX time intelligence function that can help users calculate the end of a quarter for a given date. By following these simple steps, you can use this function in your Power BI reports to get more insights from your data. Customize the function further by adding additional arguments to fit your specific needs.

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