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vickyprudhvi
Helper IV
Helper IV

Error in PowerBI Deskopt using LastDate function

Hi Friends,

I am using lastdate function in my tabular model.

Following is my measure

SUMX(VALUES(ClaimRoot[Claim Number]),
                                           CALCULATE(  SUM(ClaimRoot[ThreePointDaysQuantity]),LASTDATE(ClaimRoot[EffectiveTimestamp]))
                                          )

 

In PowerBi Dektop I am getting following error

A date Column containing duplicate dates was specified in the call to function 'LastDate'. This is not supported

 

Please help

 

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v-sihou-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @vickyprudhvi,

 

In DAX, when adding filters in CALCULATE() function, it must be either a boolean expression or a table expression that defines a filter. And the LASTDATE() returns a table containing a single column and single row with a date value. So the syntax of your DAX is correct. In this scenario, you need to check if there are duplicated rows in Cl​aimRoot[EffectiveTimestamp] column as the error message mentioned.

 

Regards,

vickyprudhvi
Helper IV
Helper IV

@austinsense - Pls help

@vickyprudhvi Tell us more about the table you are working on. The formula by iteslf seems okay

austinsense
Impactful Individual
Impactful Individual

Also it would help if you write out in a sentence what you want the measure to calculate. I's like DAX poetry, bonus point for a haiku ...

 

every claim number,

sum "three points day quantity",

last day in filter

 

I don't think you can throw a function like that into the second argument of a calculate.  you might need this ...

 

SUMX(VALUES(ClaimRoot[Claim Number]),
     CALCULATE(  SUM(ClaimRoot[ThreePointDaysQuantity]),
          FILTER(ClaimRoot,
Cl​aimRoot[EffectiveTimestamp] = LASTDATE(Cl​aimRoot[EffectiveTimestamp]
)
)
)
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