danszczepanski
2 years agoNew Contributor III
Calculating a Ratio based on Current Day of Month
 Hello,  The client would like to view forecasted, budgeted and PY data based on a ratio that takes into account current day of the month for Periodic and YTD data.  Below, is a functioning calc.     ...
- 2 years agoI've come up with a solution, and it was neither of the options above. More similar to option 2, but still different. Essentially, I wanted to stay within the same period, not reading prior (where extra logic would be necessary in M1). So, I am essentially subtracting the periodic difference from the YTD amount. E.g. Budget YTD Amt = 100 Budget Per Amt = 10 Period Ratio = .70 Budget Calc Amt (Budget Per Amt * Period Ratio) = 7 Budget Per Amt - Budget Calc Amt = 3 Budget YTD Amt - 3 = 97