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Anonymous
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DAX statement error

I am trying to write a DAX statement something like :  

CALCULATE(SUM(table name[column name]),(table name[column name]) = "C", "C","O"). It is showing me error that "The true/false expression does not specify a column. Each true/false expression used as a table filter expression must refer to exactly one column".
 
Any help is really appericated. 
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v-easonf-msft
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Community Support

Hi, @Anonymous 

Your filter expression is incorrect. As mentioned in the error message,each true/false expression used as a table filter expression must refer to exactly one column.

You can add filter like below:

Measure = CALCULATE(SUM('table name'[column name]),('table name'[column name]) in { "C", "O"})

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Eason

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Ashish_Mathur
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Try this measure

CALCULATE(SUM(table name[column name]),table name[column name]) = "C"||table name[column name]) = "O")

Hope this helps.


Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/
v-easonf-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @Anonymous 

Your filter expression is incorrect. As mentioned in the error message,each true/false expression used as a table filter expression must refer to exactly one column.

You can add filter like below:

Measure = CALCULATE(SUM('table name'[column name]),('table name'[column name]) in { "C", "O"})

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Eason

ribisht17
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous 

 

CALCULATE(SUM(table name[column name]),(table name[column name]) = "C", "C","O")

 

Can you explain what is the condition here?

ribisht17
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous 

 

Please refer to this post >>Solved: True/False expression doesn't specify a column - Microsoft Power BI Community

 

When you get this problem, you could check if your CALCULATE() formula has a direct TRUE/FALSE filter. You need use a FILTER() formula to surround the TRUE/FALSE condition.

 

Regards,

Ritesh

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