I would like the ability to create a date range parameter to feed into a calculated field. I do not believe this functionality is currently available, so please treat this as a feature request.
My use case:
I am creating a report that will compare KPIs from two distinct date ranges. I am working around this right now by displaying 4 date parameters (2 start dates and 2 end dates for the range comparisons). This makes it difficult to make an intuitive UI for the end users to utilize. I would much prefer being able to surface two date range parameters. Screen shot attached of my current controls section.
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately using the range as a filter will not allow for comparison of two distinct date ranges on a single report (as far as I can tell). I’m using the parameter dates in a calculated field in order to aggregate the KPIs for the given range. See my redacted screen shot for an example of how I am using the parameters in the calculated fields.
Hi Chris- Indeed you are correct, it would be nicer to use the between filter & apply it to 2 different parameters. Currently this type of multi parameter control does not exist and only way is with two separate control. From a user experience perspective one way to handle would be to bring the controls to the Sheet and apply some design to visualize group them. As a quick and dirty example please see below.
Thank you for confirming and the helpful ux tip. I would love to submit a feature request for this functionality to be considered for future development. Can you point in in the proper direction to do so please?
