https://tjbrown.ai/tags/time-intelligence/Recent content in Time-Intelligence on TJ Brown | Tech BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioenFri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tjbrown.ai/posts/05-metric-views-period-to-date/Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tjbrown.ai/posts/05-metric-views-period-to-date/<p>In the last post we covered period-over-period growth. This post is about time intelligence: running totals, year-to-date, and trailing windows.</p> <p>If you&rsquo;ve written DAX time intelligence functions, you already understand the <em>intent</em> of these calculations. The challenge in DAX is usually the mechanics — filter context, <code>CALCULATE</code>, <code>ALL</code>, <code>DATESYTD</code>. In Metric Views, you declare what you want and the engine handles the rest.</p> <hr> <h2 id="the-window-block">The <code>window</code> Block</h2> <p>Window measures extend a standard measure with a <code>window:</code> block. The block controls how the measure aggregates across an ordered dimension — typically a date.</p>