Compare 2 Months Selected by User

danielle_v — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:24:06 GMT

Hi All,

I currently have a pivot table which compares factory statuses between 2 months - based on the month selected in the calendar and the month previous to the selected month. The table only shows records where the factory status differs between the 2 months, e.g.;

The Previous Month expression (i.e. Mar-2015 in this example) is

=if(concat( {$<Month=, Year=, MonthYear = {"$(=Date(addmonths(max(MonthYear), -1), 'MMM-YYYY'))"}, [Factory Status] = >}DISTINCT [Factory Status], ', ')<>

(concat( {$<MonthYear={"$(=max(MonthYear))"}, [Factory Status] = >}DISTINCT [Factory Status], ', ')),

concat( {$<Month=, Year=, MonthYear = {"$(=Date(addmonths(max(MonthYear), -1), 'MMM-YYYY'))"}, [Factory Status] = >}DISTINCT [Factory Status], ', '))

The Current Month expression (i.e. Apr-2015 in this example) is

=if((concat( {$<MonthYear={"$(=max(MonthYear))"}, [Factory Status] = >}DISTINCT [Factory Status], ', '))

(concat( {$<Month=, Year=, MonthYear = {"$(=Date(addmonths(max(MonthYear), -1), 'MMM-YYYY'))"}, [Factory Status] = >}DISTINCT [Factory Status], ', ')),

(concat( {$<MonthYear={"$(=max(MonthYear))"}, [Factory Status] = >}DISTINCT [Factory Status], ', ')))

However, what I now need to be able to do is to allow the user to select 2 months of their choosing to compare - so the 2 months in the table may not be consecutive months. For example, the user may want to compare factory status changes between Jan-2015 and Sep-2015.

I've been wracking my brain and can't think how to do this... thought about creatin a second calendar in the script, or using variables and input boxes, but I just can't get anywhere with it!

Any pointers would be hugely appreciated!

Thanks,

Danielle

Re: Compare 2 Months Selected by User

miskinmaz — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:38:48 GMT

Hi,

Use comparative analysis. This way no need to create another calendar.

Regards,

Miskin

Re: Compare 2 Months Selected by User

arasantorule — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:43:45 GMT

Hi,

I believe comparative analysis (Using Comparestate for same fields) can help you to compare the two months.

Thanks.

Re: Compare 2 Months Selected by User

t_chetirbok — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:06:22 GMT

Hi, it's maybe helpfull

Comparative Analysis

Re: Compare 2 Months Selected by User

danielle_v — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:48:46 GMT

Thanks all for your quick responses!

Well on my way to completing this task now using comparative analysis, which I had not discovered before!

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