From 587152b0015b1143d872116d10c1de07c0fbe3ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JKuijperM <jkmontero17@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:49:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Added absolute values

---
 .../templates/expenses/dashboard.html         |  6 ++--
 expenses_manager/expenses/views.py            | 29 +++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/expenses_manager/expenses/templates/expenses/dashboard.html b/expenses_manager/expenses/templates/expenses/dashboard.html
index ed2b6fb..aa92519 100644
--- a/expenses_manager/expenses/templates/expenses/dashboard.html
+++ b/expenses_manager/expenses/templates/expenses/dashboard.html
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
             <a href="{% url 'dashboard' %}?period=last_month">Mes anterior</a> | 
             <a href="{% url 'dashboard' %}?period=this_year">Este año</a>
         </div>
+        
+        <br>
 
         <form method="get" class="filters">
             <label>
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@
                     {% if kpi_trend == "up" %}
                         <span style="color:red;">▲ {{ kpi_difference|floatformat:2 }}€</span>
                     {% elif kpi_trend == "down" %}
-                        <span style="color:green;">▼ {{ kpi_difference|floatformat:2 }}€</span>
+                        <span style="color:green;">▼ {{ kpi_difference_abs|floatformat:2 }}€</span>
                     {% else %}
                         <span>0€</span>
                     {% endif %}                     
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@
                             {% if row.difference > 0 %}
                                 <span style="color:red;">▲ {{ row.difference }}</span>
                             {% elif row.difference < 0 %}
-                                <span style="color:green;">▼ {{ row.difference }}</span>
+                                <span style="color:green;">▼ {{ row.difference_abs }}</span>
                             {% else %}
                                 =
                             {% endif %}
diff --git a/expenses_manager/expenses/views.py b/expenses_manager/expenses/views.py
index bab9886..7732076 100644
--- a/expenses_manager/expenses/views.py
+++ b/expenses_manager/expenses/views.py
@@ -224,9 +224,11 @@ def dashboard(request):
     # -----------------
     
     previous_total = None
-    difference = None
+    kpi_difference = None
     percentage = None
     category_comparison = None
+    kpi_trend = None
+    kpi_difference_abs = None
     
     if compare_enabled:
         previous_expenses = Expense.objects.filter(owner=request.user)
@@ -255,19 +257,20 @@ def dashboard(request):
             previous_expenses.aggregate(total=Sum('amount'))['total'] or 0
         )
         
-        difference = total_amount - previous_total
+        kpi_difference = total_amount - previous_total
         
         if previous_total:
-            percentage = (difference / previous_total) * 100 
+            percentage = (kpi_difference / previous_total) * 100 
         
-    kpi_trend = None
-    if difference is not None:
-        if difference > 0:
-            kpi_trend = 'up'
-        elif difference < 0:
-            kpi_trend = 'down'
-        else:
-            kpi_trend = 'equal'
+        kpi_trend = None
+        if kpi_difference is not None:
+            if kpi_difference > 0:
+                kpi_trend = 'up'
+            elif kpi_difference < 0:
+                kpi_trend = 'down'
+            else:
+                kpi_trend = 'equal'
+        kpi_difference_abs = abs(kpi_difference) if kpi_difference is not None else None
 
     # ------------------
     # Previous expenses by category
@@ -303,6 +306,7 @@ def dashboard(request):
                 'current': current_total,
                 'previous': previous_total_cat,
                 'difference': difference,
+                'difference_abs': abs(difference),
             })
     
     # Send the data to the dashboard
@@ -320,7 +324,8 @@ def dashboard(request):
         'kpi_categories': category_count,
         'compare_enabled': compare_enabled,
         'kpi_previous_total': previous_total,
-        'kpi_difference': difference,
+        'kpi_difference': kpi_difference,
+        'kpi_difference_abs': kpi_difference_abs,
         'kpi_percentage': percentage,
         'category_comparison': category_comparison,
         'kpi_trend': kpi_trend,