topic Re: Circular dependency when sorting by column in DAX Commands and Tips

Circular dependency when sorting by column

AdamRobC — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:59:24 GMT

Hi,

I would like to sort my month names by a calculated column based on the previous 12 month period. I have got the values populating in a suitable way using relative months to the current month.

MaxRelativeMonth = CALCULATE(MAX('Calendar'[RelativeMonth]),FILTER('Calendar','Calendar'[Monthly Reporting Period]="TY" && 'Calendar'[Month Name]='Month Ordering'[Month Name]))

However this keeps resulting in circular dependency errors. Any help?

Thanks,

Adam

Re: Circular dependency when sorting by column

AlB — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:18:16 GMT

Hi AdamRobC

When do you get the circular dependency error, when creating the calc column or when trying to "Sort by"?

Can you show the full table (columns)?

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Re: Circular dependency when sorting by column

AdamRobC — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:40:54 GMT

AlB The error occurs when trying to sort Month Name by MaxRelativeMonth. That is the entire table, there are only 3 columns.

Re: Circular dependency when sorting by column

AlB — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:52:52 GMT

AdamRobC

Ok, but you are using the Calendar table in the calculation as well.

Can you create that sorting column in Power query instead? That should avoid the issue.

Otherwise I'd need to see the calendar table its columns) and the its relationship with 'Month ordering'. If you can share the pbix, much better

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Re: Circular dependency when sorting by column

amitchandak — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 02:46:36 GMT

AdamRobC , As you are using month name in creating the sort column you can not use that as a sort column

Create a column

Month Name 1 =[Month Name]

MaxRelativeMonth = CALCULATE(MAX('Calendar'[RelativeMonth]),FILTER('Calendar','Calendar'[Monthly Reporting Period]="TY" && 'Calendar'[Month Name]='Month Ordering'[Month Name]))

Sort Month Name 1 on the new sort column and use that is the visual. Do rename as per need

Re: Circular dependency when sorting by column

AdamRobC — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:35:19 GMT

amitchandak thanks, that worked 🙂