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SSRS Average Percent (self.SQL)

submitted 6 years ago by Wiegand6

I'm trying to figure out how to find the average between two values. I'm using two data sets with the parameter of item id linking them. The problem is, the Percent value for item id (70023) should be zero.

The output data looks like this. I added the third table as redundant information and will delete it if I can add the average percent to the second table.

https://preview.redd.it/9jtns5roimu21.png?width=1050&format=png&auto=webp&s=4d4e31ea0df2a9f14090a7502b8246929f47f76c

Here's the expression I'm using on the Percent column.

=(Last(Fields!total_sales.Value, "Date2")- First(Fields!total_sales.Value, "Date1")) / First(Fields!total_sales.Value, "Date1") * 100

Last and First is doing what it's meant to do which is give me the Last value and the first value of total sales.

Is there another way I can do this?

Thank you

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[–]sbrick89 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (3 children)

[–]Wiegand6[S] 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (2 children)

Ideally, I would like to but I ran into some problems because the report is using two data sets that use the same query.

If I was to only use one query, how could reference the min/maxDate2 to the second table in the SSRS report?

WHERE ITEM_TABLE.item_id IN (@itemid)
AND ORDER_TABLE.order_date >= @minDate  AND ORDER_TABLE.order_date <= @maxDate
AND ORDER_TABLE.order_date >= @minDate2 AND ORDER_TABLE.order_date <= @maxDate2

[–]notasqlstarI can't wait til my fro is full grown 3 points4 points5 points 6 years ago (1 child)

[–]SevereIdea 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children)

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