To define a fiscal year that starts from May in DAX, the correct option is:
DATE = CALENDAR(5)
Explanation:
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CALENDAR(5): This function creates a calendar table starting from May (the 5th month). The
CALENDAR
function requires two arguments: the start date and the end date. If you only provide one argument (like5
), it assumes the start date is the first day of the specified month in the current year. -
CALENDARAUTO(5): This function automatically generates a date table based on the data model's existing date columns, but the number in parentheses specifies the fiscal year start month. In this case, it would generate a calendar that considers May as the start of the fiscal year.
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CALENDAR(4): This would create a calendar starting from April, which is not what is required since the fiscal year starts in May.
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CALENDARAUTO(4): Similar to
CALENDARAUTO(5)
, this would consider April as the start of the fiscal year, which is incorrect for your requirement.
Thus, if you want to create a calendar specifically starting from May, using CALENDAR(5)
is the most straightforward approach.