Hi There

I'd like to get a Prior Year comparison. For this matter I would like the user to enter a current year date range. E.g.


ValutaDatum GE '&ValutaDatumvon.ValutaDatum von TTMMJJJJ.'
AND
ValutaDatum LE '&ValutaDatumbis.ValutaDatum bis TTMMJJJJ.'

This one is easy. However from this range I'd like to get the second range (Prior Year), which I don't how to make it work, as I cannot use the "defined" filter (Datefrom, Dateto) field in another filter.

Ideally I would do it like that:
ValutaDatum GE dateadd('&ValutaDatumvon.ValutaDatum von TTMMJJJJ.','Y',-1)
AND
ValutaDatum LE dateadd('&ValutaDatumbis.ValutaDatum bis TTMMJJJJ.','Y',-1)


Looking for a elegant solution instead of asking the user for 4 dates (2 ranges).

thanks & regards

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Tamra,

Look up DATEADD. You can easily subtract a year from your VON and BIS values. Just use 'Y' as the second argument and -1 as the third.

HI George

I tried this, but however it wouldn't work..this is the filter set. In the report I am able to select the value range, however only the selected is displayed, but the selected through "DATEADD" is considered..

Can you see my mistake?

(ValutaDatum GE '&ValutaDatumvon.ValutaDatum von TTMMJJJJ.' AND ValutaDatum LE '&ValutaDatumbis.ValutaDatum bis TTMMJJJJ.' ) OR
(ValutaDatum GE DATEADD(&ValutaDatumvon.ValutaDatum von TTMMJJJJ.,'Y',-1) AND ValutaDatum LE DATEADD(&ValutaDatumbis.ValutaDatum bis TTMMJJJJ.,'Y',-1))

thanks

Hi ValEit,

To verify that the syntax is correct for the WHERE statement you can create a new defined field or compute and add the logic, run the report and see if the value is correct.

Searching the WebFOCUS or InfoAssist forums for DATEADD will provide a few ideas on coding this.

calc date minus 1 month, like edate(MM/DD/YYYY,-1)

need a report with last 18 months from current


Run a few more searches to find more specific related suggestions.

Please update the subject line with tag words found at Tag your topic with keywords

Thank you for participating in the Focal Point Forum.

Kindest regards,
Tamra Colangelo
Focal Point Moderator - Information Builders Inc.
* Summit 2016 – June 13-17 in Reno, Nevada  - http://www.informationbuilders.com/events/summit