ENDOFMONTH function not working as expected

[henry_s]

I created a simple date table as follows:

DateTable =
DATATABLE(
    "Date", DATETIME, {
        {"14/2/2024"},
        {"15/2/2024"},
        {"16/2/2024"}
    }
)

Then I created a new column using 

End of Month = ENDOFMONTH(DateTable[Date])

Result

I know I can use EOMONTH which works, but am curious why this doesnt? I expect to get 29 February but it seems like its simply picking the maximum date. Or maybe I failed to understand the documentation

[henry_s]

Understood thanks @govindarajan_d . Makes sense now, the name is quite misleading.

[govindarajan_d · Accepted solution]

Hi @henry_s ,

You are right.

The EOMONTH is a date function that returns the last date of the month irrespective of what dates are present in the date table. 

The ENDOFMONTH is a time intelligence function that returns last date in the current context which means for the month and year that corresponds to the row. You can think of it like a max function on date column for the year-month combination. 

In documentation, you will find EOMONTH under date and time functions, while ENDOFMONTH in time intelligence functions. Time intelligence functions require a date table to operate to their best efficiency while date and time functions don't necessarily need that.