Highlight specific rows in a table visual that meets a condition

Try wrapping the prevdayfilter column in a selectedvalue(). Even if there is just 1 value and 1 column in a table you still cant refer directly to the table, instead you need to do an aggregation on the column to get the appropriate value. 

highlightRow = 
VAR Filter = SELECTEDVALUE( prevDayFilter[Column] )
Return
IF (SELECTEDVALUE(genscape_maintenance_events[updateDate]) >= Filter, 1,0)

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Just choose select the column you want the table sorted by, then apply either asc or desc sorting:

Whatever settings you have applied when you publish to Power BI Service will be the default for the users when they access the report. 

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