DAX Cumulative Total Measure

Notes

Requires a marked Date table; add a year filter inside FILTER if the total should restart each year.

Requirements

• A marked Date table and the Total Sales measure.

Builds on these measures

• Total SalesSums a revenue column across whatever filter context is currently applied.

How to use this measure

1. In Power BI Desktop, select the table that should hold the measure and choose New measure on the ribbon.
2. Paste the code, then replace the placeholder table and column names with your own. The My table names fields above do this for you.
3. Run it through the DAX Formatter if you want it laid out in your team's style.

Related DAX measures

• Fiscal Previous Year SalesCalculates total sales for the entire previous fiscal year.
• Last 7, 30, and 90 Days SalesSums sales over a fixed trailing window of days from the last date with data, ignoring any date filter already applied.
• Running BalanceAccumulates a transaction amount into a running balance up to the current date filter context.
• Cumulative BudgetAccumulates the budgeted amount from the start of the year through the current date filter context.
• Cumulative Distinct CountCounts how many distinct customers have ever purchased up to and including the current date filter context.
• Rolling 6-Month SalesSums sales over the trailing six months ending on the last date in the current filter context.

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