In this PowerBI Dax tutorial let us see the differences between Calendar and CalendarAuto Dax Functions in Power BI along with simple examples.
Calendar() Power BI Dax Usage/What is Calendar Dax Function: Returns a table with a single column of type Date that contains a contiguous set of dates. The date range is inclusive of Start and End Dates
Syntax of calendar dax: CALENDAR(start_date, end_date)
Parameters
start_date DAX expression returning a datetime value.
end_date DAX expression returning a datetime value.
Return Type of Calendar dax : Returns a table with a single column named “Date”
Calendarauto() Power BI Dax Usage/What is Calendarauto Dax : Returns a table with a single column named “Date” . The range of dates is calculated automatically based on data in the model.
Syntax of Calendarauto : CALENDARAUTO([fiscal_year_end_month])
Parameters
fiscal_year_end_month :Any DAX expression that returns an integer from 1 to 12. If omitted, defaults to the value specified in the calendar table template for the current user, if present; otherwise, defaults to 12.
Return type of Calendarauto() :Returns a table with a single column named “Date” that contains a contiguous set of dates. The range of dates is calculated automatically based on data in the model.
Hence the main difference between Calendar and CalendarAuto Dax Functions is CalendarAuto automatically scans the entire model while calendar is dependent on user choice.
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Chapters:
0:10 :Theoretical difference between Calendar and CalendarAuto DAX in Power BI
1:58 Usage of Calendar Dax in Power BI
3:42 Usage of Calendarauto Dax in Power BI
5:08 calendar auto fiscal month end Example
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