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LRFeltz
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Advocate III

DAX function similar to the SELECT MAX (SQL)

Hello,

I would like some help
How do I search for a value and a certain date?

 

I need to do something similar to a SQL SELECT MAX.

What function can be used?

 

Thank you,
LRFeltz

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v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @LRFeltz,

 

Suppose there is a table containing three columns (Column1,Column2,Column3), now you need to get the max value in Column2 and its corresponding date.

 

In this scenario, you can use SelectColumns function to return the two columns you need first.

NewTable=SelectColumns('TableName',"Date",'TableName'[Column1],"Value",'TableName'[Column2])

 

Then use Max function to get the max value based on above table.

NewTable2=CalculateTable('NewTable',FILTER('NewTable','NewTable'[Date]=MAX('NewTable'[Date])))

 

Then, you can drag a table visual to display the data records in NewTable2.

 

If I have something misunderstood, please share your sample data.

 

Thanks,
Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @LRFeltz,

 

Suppose there is a table containing three columns (Column1,Column2,Column3), now you need to get the max value in Column2 and its corresponding date.

 

In this scenario, you can use SelectColumns function to return the two columns you need first.

NewTable=SelectColumns('TableName',"Date",'TableName'[Column1],"Value",'TableName'[Column2])

 

Then use Max function to get the max value based on above table.

NewTable2=CalculateTable('NewTable',FILTER('NewTable','NewTable'[Date]=MAX('NewTable'[Date])))

 

Then, you can drag a table visual to display the data records in NewTable2.

 

If I have something misunderstood, please share your sample data.

 

Thanks,
Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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