runningAvg
The runningAvg function calculates a running average for a measure based on the specified dimensions and sort orders.
Syntax
The brackets are required. To see which arguments are optional, see the following descriptions.
runningAvg
(
measure
,[ sortorder_field ASC_or_DESC, ... ]
,[ partition_field, ... ]
)
Arguments
measure
An aggregated measure that you want to see the running average for.
sort order field
One or more measures and dimensions that you want to sort the data by, separated by commas. You can specify either ascending (ASC) or descending (DESC) sort order.
Each field in the list is enclosed in {} (curly braces), if it is more than one word. The entire list is enclosed in [ ] (square brackets).
partition field
(Optional) One or more dimensions that you want to partition by, separated by commas.
Each field in the list is enclosed in {} (curly braces), if it is more than one word. The entire list is enclosed in [ ] (square brackets).
Example
The following example calculates a running average of sum(Sales), sorted by Sales, partitioned by City and State.
runningAvg
(
sum(Sales),
[Sales ASC],
[City, State]
)
The following example calculates a running average of Billed Amount, sorted by month ([truncDate("MM",Date) ASC]). The fields in the table calculation are in the field wells of the visual.
runningAvg
(
sum({Billed Amount}),
[truncDate("MM",Date) ASC]
)