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I would like my dashboard to open based on the current CLOSE MONTH- which spans the end of the month and the first 13 days of the next month( ie: Jan Close = Jan 28th - Feb 13th). The issue is when the current month changes, the CLOSE MONTH changes to equal the current month(Current Month=Feb & CLOSE MONTH=Feb) when I need it to show( Current Month=Feb, CLOSE MONTH=Jan).
I have set up a Variable(vCurrentFM =Month(Today())) and set the Sheet Trigger to SELECT IN FIELD, Field=[Close Month], Search String=$(vCurrentFM). This works just fine when the CLOSE MONTH and the Current Month are the same. When the Current Month changes to FEB, the CLOSE MONTH still needs to be Jan.
We also go by Work Day(WD) where the minus Work Days(-WD3) is the end of the current CLOSE MONTH and the positive(WD1) is the next calendar month.
I also have an Excel spreadsheet with dates in Column A, Work Day in Column B and Close Month in Column C. I have loaded this spreadsheet into my dashboard, so the CLOSE CALENDAR table has fields = WD, Date, Related Close Month.
Excel format
| Date | WD | Month |
| Wednesday, January 28, 2015 | WD-3 | Jan |
| Thursday, January 29, 2015 | WD-2 | Jan |
| Friday, January 30, 2015 | WD-1 | Jan |
| Sunday, February 01, 2015 | SUN | Jan |
| Monday, February 02, 2015 | WD1 | Jan |
| Tuesday, February 03, 2015 | WD2 | Jan |
| Wednesday, February 04, 2015 | WD3 | Jan |
| Thursday, February 05, 2015 | WD4 | Jan |
| Friday, February 06, 2015 | WD5 | Jan |
| Saturday, February 07, 2015 | WD5(Weekend) | Jan |
| Sunday, February 08, 2015 | WD5(Weekend) | Jan |
| Monday, February 09, 2015 | WD6 | Jan |
| Tuesday, February 10, 2015 | WD7 | Jan |
| Wednesday, February 11, 2015 | WD8 | Jan |
| Thursday, February 12, 2015 | WD9 | Jan |
| Friday, February 13, 2015 | WD10 | Jan |
Is there a different Variable that I can use or can the Excel spreadsheet be used to check the current date and apply the Work Day and the related close month?
Table: Row
Field Names =
[CLOSE MONTH]
WD
Table CloseCalendar:
Field Names=
WD
Date
[Related Close Month]

Any help is greatly appreciated!