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The expression refers to multiple columns. Multiple columns cannot be converted to a scalar value.
Community ChampionRight, so you are comparing a column from one table to an entire table so that's not going to work. You would need to compare to a single filtered value in that column. Perhaps we should back up, what are you trying to accomplish?
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Thank you. I'm trying to create a chart that shows the history of valid tickets (the progress of this count over time).
On the x-axis, I have the calendar; on y-axis I have the count of valid tickets on that date.
I was able to calculate the value on the single date (below expression is running), but I can't handle the observation date as a variable.
BacklogToday = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(HPD_HELP_DESK_HIS_T[INCIDENT_NUMBER]);ISBLANK(HPD_HELP_DESK_HIS_T[DATA_FINE_COMPETENZA]) || HPD_HELP_DESK_HIS_T[DATA_FINE_COMPETENZA] > TODAY();HPD_HELP_DESK_HIS_T[DATA_INIZIO_COMPETENZA]<=TODAY())