# Function monthToDateSum

monthToDateSum(measure, name?): CalculatedMeasure

Creates a calculated measure that calculates the running total starting from the beginning of the month up to the current day or week.

The time resolution is determined by the minimum date level of the date dimension in the query that uses the returned measure.

# Parameters

Parameter Type Description
measure Measure Measure to apply the MTD Sum to
name? string Name for the new measure

# Returns

CalculatedMeasure

A calculated measure instance

# Example

Calculate the running total of total cost from the Sample Ecommerce data model, starting from the beginning of the month up to the current day or week.

measureFactory.monthToDateSum(measureFactory.sum(DM.Commerce.Cost))