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DAX New Customers Calculation

Calculate the number of new customers in a given date range in the DAX language.


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Prompt

NewCustomers :=
COUNTROWS (
    EXCEPT (
        VALUES ( Sales[CustomerID] ), // Unique Customers in current context
        CALCULATETABLE ( // All previous customers in prior months
            VALUES ( Sales[CustomerID] ),
            DATESBETWEEN (
                Sales[Date], // Date column
                MIN ( Sales[Date] ), // Start of the period
                MAX ( Sales[Date] ) - 1 // End of the period
            )
        )
    )
)

Answer

The code snippet provided is written in DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) language, which is used in Power BI and other Microsoft products for data analysis and calculations.

Rephrased code:

NewCustomers :=
COUNTROWS (
    EXCEPT (
        VALUES ( Sales[CustomerID] ), // Get unique customers in the current context
        CALCULATETABLE ( // Get all previous customers in prior months
            VALUES ( Sales[CustomerID] ),
            FILTER (
                Sales,
                Sales[Date] >= MIN ( Sales[Date] ) && Sales[Date] <= MAX ( Sales[Date] ) - 1
            )
        )
    )
)

Changes made:

  1. Modified the DATESBETWEEN function to use a FILTER function to specify the date range condition in the CALCULATETABLE function. This change improves code readability and avoids syntax errors.
  2. The original code used the DATESBETWEEN function to calculate the date range. However, the DATESBETWEEN function is not supported in DAX. Instead, we can use the FILTER function to achieve the same result.
  3. The logic and behavior of the code remain the same, and the rephrased code will produce the same result as the original code.

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Description

This code snippet is written in DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) language and calculates the number of new customers within a specified date range. It uses the EXCEPT function to get the unique customers in the current context and the CALCULATETABLE function with a FILTER function to get all previous customers in prior months. The code provides a count of the new customers by subtracting the previous customers from the unique customers. The rephrased code improves code readability and avoids syntax errors. Enterprise DNA offers courses and resources to enhance skills in Power BI and DAX programming.

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