periodToDateSumOverTime
The periodToDateSumOverTime function calculates the sum of a measure for a
given time granularity (for instance, a quarter) up to a point in time.
Syntax
periodToDateSumOverTime( measure, dateTime, period)
Arguments
- measure
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An aggregated measure that you want to do the calculation
- dateTime
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The date dimension over which you're computing PeriodOverTime calculations.
- period
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(Optional) The time period across which you're computing the computation. Granularity of
YEARmeansYearToDatecomputation,QuartermeansQuarterToDate, and so on. Valid granularities includeYEAR,QUARTER,MONTH,WEEK,DAY,HOUR,MINUTE, andSECONDS.The default value is the visual's date dimension granularity.
Example
The following function returns the total fare amount month over month.
periodToDateSumOverTime(sum({fare_amount}), pickupDatetime, MONTH)
