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ansa_naz
Continued Contributor
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Cannot use USERELATIONSHIP function - keep getting an error?

Hi all, hopefully soneone can help me out with this!

For some reason I keep getting the following error when trying to use the USERELATIONSHIP function:

USERELATIONSHIP function can only use the two columns references participating in relationship.

My relevant data is modelled as:

USERELATIONSHIP.jpg

 

And my measure is:

 

Amount Running Total Date = 
var startPeriod = EOMONTH(TODAY(),-13)+1
var endPeriod=Today()
RETURN
if(
SELECTEDVALUE(CustTransStatsCreated[CalendarDate])>=startPeriod && 
SELECTEDVALUE(CustTransStatsCreated[CalendarDate])<=endPeriod,
CALCULATE(
SUM('ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Amount]),ALLEXCEPT(ANSAPBICustomerAndAgent,ANSAPBICustomerAndAgent[Customer Name],ANSAPBICustomerAndAgent[Agent Name])
    ,USERELATIONSHIP(CustTransCreatedOn[CalendarDate],ANSAPBICustomerTransStats[Created On])
    ,	FILTER(
		ALL('ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Created On]),
		ISONORAFTER('ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Created On], MAX('ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Created On]), DESC) 
	)
),BLANK()
)

Am I missing something really obvious here?

Cheers for all help

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MartynRamsden
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi @ansa_naz 

 

One of the table names quoted in USERELATIONSHIP is incorrect.

You had 'CustTransStatsCreatedOn' - it should be 'CustTransStatsCreated' 

 

Try this:

Amount Running Total Date =
VAR startPeriod = EOMONTH ( TODAY (), -13 ) + 1
VAR endPeriod = TODAY ()
RETURN
    IF (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( CustTransStatsCreated[CalendarDate] ) >= startPeriod
            && SELECTEDVALUE ( CustTransStatsCreated[CalendarDate] ) <= endPeriod,
        CALCULATE (
            SUM ( 'ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Amount] ),
            ALLEXCEPT (
                ANSAPBICustomerAndAgent,
                ANSAPBICustomerAndAgent[Customer Name],
                ANSAPBICustomerAndAgent[Agent Name]
            ),
            USERELATIONSHIP ( CustTransCreated[CalendarDate], ANSAPBICustomerTransStats[Created On] ),
            FILTER (
                ALL ( 'ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Created On] ),
                ISONORAFTER (
                        'ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Created On], MAX ( 'ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Created On] ), DESC
                )
            )
        ),
        BLANK ()
    )

 

Best regards,

Martyn

 

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MartynRamsden
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi @ansa_naz 

 

One of the table names quoted in USERELATIONSHIP is incorrect.

You had 'CustTransStatsCreatedOn' - it should be 'CustTransStatsCreated' 

 

Try this:

Amount Running Total Date =
VAR startPeriod = EOMONTH ( TODAY (), -13 ) + 1
VAR endPeriod = TODAY ()
RETURN
    IF (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( CustTransStatsCreated[CalendarDate] ) >= startPeriod
            && SELECTEDVALUE ( CustTransStatsCreated[CalendarDate] ) <= endPeriod,
        CALCULATE (
            SUM ( 'ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Amount] ),
            ALLEXCEPT (
                ANSAPBICustomerAndAgent,
                ANSAPBICustomerAndAgent[Customer Name],
                ANSAPBICustomerAndAgent[Agent Name]
            ),
            USERELATIONSHIP ( CustTransCreated[CalendarDate], ANSAPBICustomerTransStats[Created On] ),
            FILTER (
                ALL ( 'ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Created On] ),
                ISONORAFTER (
                        'ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Created On], MAX ( 'ANSAPBICustomerTransStats'[Created On] ), DESC
                )
            )
        ),
        BLANK ()
    )

 

Best regards,

Martyn

 

If I answered your question, please help others by accepting it as a solution.

Ok im an idiot!

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

Your Relation is disabled. Double click on that and try to enable that. See if, it gives any error. After enable it should work.

 

Typically when we have more than one relationship between two tables, it is fine to have disabled relations.  But why the single one is disabled needs to be checked.

 

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ansa_naz
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I can enable the relationship with no error

I cannot leave it enabled as it would affect other visuals

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