How to use division with a Where() clause

I have to report four specific time periods dynamically so I made Date variables. I cannot use division of the metrics without applying the date codes to the individual metrics. There has to be a way I am not thinking of. This is a massive report so I need to keep variables to a minimum.
Example:
[Sales 1] / [Quota 1] = Percent to Quota
I have a Date Variable for Quarter to Date: [Months in QTD] That returns multiple "Fiscal Periods" (months) per date formulas
However, to get the right time period data using DIVISION, say for Quarter To Date I have to use:
[Sales 1] Where( [Fiscal Period] = [Months In QTD]) / [Quota 1] Where( [Fiscal Period] = [Months In QTD])
The above returns the correct value for the three months in the quarter.
That would be OK except I need an IF..Then..ElseIf..Else statement to solve for zeros and nulls and it gets very long adding the “Where( [Fiscal Period] = [Months In QTD])” to every measure in the statement.
I have tried nesting: =(SUM( [Sales 1] ) / Sum( [Quota 1) ) Where( [Fiscal Period] = [Months In QTD])
And that does not work as with other attempts to nest.
I tried an IF( [Fiscal Period] = [Months In QTD] … but it returns MULTI error I assume becaause the variable [Months in QTD] delivers more that one Fiscal Period.
Come on brainac’s. Division has its own rules but there should be a way.
Thank you.

Hi,
Just to give you rough idea. I would suggest you to apply following logic at query level.
Create a query with prompt and try to get Months in QTD there only a single object.
Now apply filter on second query "where result from another query" that will filter data for perticular quarter.
I hope you can understand.
Thanks,
Swapnil

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How to use CASE stmt in WHERE clause?. There's no difference between how a CASE expression is used in a WHERE clause, and how it is used in any other clause. CASE ... END always returns a single scalar value, and it can be used almost anywere a single scalar expression (such as a column, a literal, a single-row function, a + operation, ...) can be used.
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