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Hi,
I am currently experiencing the following issue - I have a data with 'timestamp' date format. I have created a 'Day', 'Month' and 'Year' calendar from it. Furthermore, I have also created a table including two dimensions for 'First' and 'Last' contact dates for the specific person.
For example:
Person | First Contact date | Last Contact date |
---|---|---|
1 | 01.01.2015 | 01.06.2015 |
and when I select the Month of May in the calendar (01.05 - 31.05) the table will change to:
Person | First Contact date | Last Contact date |
---|---|---|
1 | 10.05.2015 | 19.05.2015 |
However, I do NOT want this to happen. I want to be able to change the dates in the calendar, but still keep the First and Last contact dates unchanged.
To be sure I said what i want: to have my First and Last contact dates uncorrelated with selections on the calendar.
This is how I answered to my question...in case anyone has a similar problem
The table containing first and last contact date is linked to the main table through the personID and Year, month, Day fields I suppose, to un join the informations do not link that table with the time fields (link only with person)
To be sure of this I should see data
It is a complicated data and everything has to be linked. I am wondering if I could use set analysis somehow, in order to keep the First and Last contact dates, no matter of the Calendar selections. I think my question is too hard for me to explain as well !
Alessandro Saccone, here is an example of the data.
You can see in the table that, for example:
Salesman ID / First Date of sale / Last date of sale
2001 / 13.12.2004 / 23.10.2009
But when you select 2005 in the 'Year' list box above that the date in the table changes to:
Salesman ID / First Date of sale / Last date of sale
2001 / 10.2.2005 / 29.10.2005
However, I do not want this to happen. I would like to keep the values of 'First date of sale' and 'Last date of sale' unchanged in the table when I make selections in the calendar above.
Hi Antonio,
Alessandro is right, you should change your model
But instead there is a solution to not take care of selection
Chris
Hi christianj,
What you did seems to be working just fine,for now , thank you!
However, I do not understand what you guys mean by changing the model and not linking the table with the time fields, how does it happen exactly ?
Hi christianj,
I have a problem with the table when I use your solution.
I want the first and last contact period static, but the rest of the data in the table to be dependent on the calendar selection.
Can you guys help me ?
This is how I answered to my question...in case anyone has a similar problem