Period vs. previous period block

2 min

Use the period vs. previous period block to compare a metric between the current and preceding periods.

Configure the block with the following fields:

Measure – Select the measure for comparison. This can be a dataset property such as a column, a derived column, or a block.

Comparison type (using) – Choose one of the following options:

Absolute change – Calculate the absolute delta between the current and previous values.

Percent change – Calculate the change since the previous period, expressed as a percent of the previous value.

Percent of previous value – Express the current value as a percent of the previous value.

Periods ago – Determine the number of periods in the past to use as a baseline.

Filter by – Utilize the filter by field to filter to a specific set of records before comparing the period and the previous period. Use the following comparison operators (string comparisons are case-insensitive):

is – Checks if the left side equals the right side.

is not – Checks if the left side does not equal the right.

contains – Determines if the left side string contains the right side as a substring.

in – Verifies if the left side is present within the set of values on the right side.

<, >, >=, ... – Applies mathematical operators.

For each – Traverse through the elements in the dataset using this field to choose attributes and make the process more specific.

Filter by – Add additional filters using this section.

Example

To compare content view time for Ads Plus and Premium subscribers against their play time from the previous period,

Select the Total Time Viewed(TTV) metric as the measure.

Select Absolute change as the comparison type.

Set the baseline period as 1 period.

Select the Users dataset in the for each field.

Add a filter and select subscription_tier as the filtering property and Ads Plus and Premium as the values.

Click Run.

Output

The output of the period vs. previous period block is a metric that shows the comparison result or difference between the current period and the previous period.