# Time intelligence functions

<table><thead><tr><th width="264">NAME</th><th>DESCRIPTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/pages/1C0FQdV4lT81XwOtP171">AGGREGATE</a></td><td>Performs a specific aggregation like minimum/maximum/average/sum on a measure over a specified time range.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/JQn5z0zutzIWUvNmjhgu">COLUMN_PERIOD</a></td><td>Returns the start/end/previous or next time period</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/getuJY0EcXytgilW7GAA">FILTER</a></td><td>Filters measure values across a period range and returns only those values that satisfy specified conditions</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/iy6VcuxDD0yJqKgQO1B6">LASTNDAY</a></td><td>Returns data for last n days</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/PBjEdEj1ACZgOojxelhU">LASTNMONTH</a></td><td>Returns data for last n months</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/hqWXQxzY8iauxKiR08Ab">LASTNQTR</a></td><td>Returns data for last n quarters</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/VfOpP8Jr1AfcZCsbY7jd">LASTNYEAR</a></td><td>Returns data for last n years</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/A4xz0bZzWFCFPGkltkYF">MONTHPERIOD</a></td><td>Returns data for a month based on the year and month number</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/FfNPAKNyMCF1TD849F5x">MOVINGAVERAGE</a></td><td>Returns the average of a measure over a specified date range.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/qv8QTFBHbaCj4WTkzyWD">MOVINGSUM</a></td><td>Returns the sum of a measure over a specified date range.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/RF1iMJbqfCTXTicFiXRf">MTD</a></td><td>Returns data for the current month(s) till date</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/tH7hPOP9x14Sk89VzFet">NEXTNDAY</a></td><td>Returns data for next n days</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/gcGe5aEdpUV6vlUwLfZG">NEXTNMONTH</a></td><td>Returns data for next n months</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/zsQVHHCKmoXGfHBZUgSP">NEXTNQTR</a></td><td>Returns data for next n quarters</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/2NuyAp8GkpPQLvp7nA8z">NEXTNYEAR</a></td><td>Returns data for next n years</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/7s7ff9NZQCj4V7QnTtJ0">QTD</a></td><td>Returns data for the current quarter(s) till date</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/PtMFQZ1tKBJIoLxqdilT">QTRPERIOD</a></td><td>Returns data for a range of quarters based on the year and quarter number</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/9g61ULb2G0uklceShu0Q">SHIFT</a></td><td>Returns the date after shifting a date either backwards or forwards by a specified time period</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/OpjFvBwN1RQG4Xo2IGff">TOTALYTD</a></td><td>Evaluates the year-to-date value of the measure in the current context</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/WvoUs6vZ5txZVaLlnG3K">TOTALQTD</a></td><td>Evaluates the quarter-to-date value of the measure in the current context</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/nnXYHJnXfxMfAihPXnQw">TOTALMTD</a></td><td>Evaluates the month-to-date value of the measure in the current context</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/ZnMpVkVR4FNQ88kCZRYE">YEARPERIOD</a></td><td>Returns data for a year based on the input years passed</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/JX1C8SFnCPG0JiHH8JP1">VALUEAT</a></td><td>Returns the value of a measure for a specified date or a date shift relative to the current column.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/LYksOE8tIEu380optTv3">YTD</a></td><td>Returns data for the current year(s) till date</td></tr></tbody></table>


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