DAX Selected Date Range Text Measure

Builds a text label showing the first and last date currently selected, for display in a report title or subtitle.

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DAX code

Selected Date Range Text =
VAR StartDate = MIN('Date'[Date])
VAR EndDate = MAX('Date'[Date])
RETURN
    FORMAT(StartDate, "MMM d, yyyy") & " – " & FORMAT(EndDate, "MMM d, yyyy")

Notes

Requires at least one date to be in context (from a slicer or visual filter) for MIN/MAX to return meaningful values.

Requirements

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.

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