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user35131
Helper III
Helper III

How do i filter using a max variable within a variable chain while creating a table

i have a formula that looks like this. This works and gives me date above 01,01,2022

 

 

 

Final Table = 

Var Table1=

"Pulled a table out of here

Var Table2 =

ADDCOLUMNS(Table1,"rank_order", RANKX(FILTER(Table1,[id]=EARLIER([id])),[date],,ASC,Dense))

var Table3 = 
FILTER(Table2,[date] >= DATE(2022,01,01))

return Table3

 

 

 

However I want to do something like this becasue I want to create a dynamic table outcome.

 

 

Var Table1=

"Pulled a table out of here

Var Table2 =

ADDCOLUMNS(Table1,"rank_order", RANKX(FILTER(Table1,[id]=EARLIER([id])),[date],,ASC,Dense))

var Table3 = 
FILTER(Table2,[date] >= DATE(MAX(Table2[date]),01,01))

return Table3

 

 

 

note before I had Date(2022,01,01), but I want Date(Max(table2[date]),01,01). However when I try to do it this way I get "Cannot identify the table that contains [date] column.

 

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @user35131 ,

 

I checked your code and I think Table2 should be a virtual table in your calculated table code. We couldn't use MAX to determind the column [Date] in virtual table directly. So you will get this error. You can try MAXX function to do this.

 

Table =
VAR _Table1 = 
"Pulled a table out of here"
VAR _Table2 =
    ADDCOLUMNS (
        _Table1,
        "rank_order", RANKX ( FILTER ( _Table1, [id] = EARLIER ( [id] ) ), [date],, ASC, DENSE )
    )
VAR _Table3 =
    FILTER ( _Table2, [date] >= DATE ( YEAR ( MAXX ( _Table2, [Date] ) ), 01, 01 ) )
RETURN
    _Table3

My Sample:

 

1.png

Result is as below.

2.png

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

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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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@user35131 , try table 3 like 

 

var Table3 =
FILTER(Table2,[date] >= DATE(year(MAX(Table2[date])),01,01))

return Table3

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I got the same response that said cannot identify the table that contains [date] column.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi @user35131 ,

 

I checked your code and I think Table2 should be a virtual table in your calculated table code. We couldn't use MAX to determind the column [Date] in virtual table directly. So you will get this error. You can try MAXX function to do this.

 

Table =
VAR _Table1 = 
"Pulled a table out of here"
VAR _Table2 =
    ADDCOLUMNS (
        _Table1,
        "rank_order", RANKX ( FILTER ( _Table1, [id] = EARLIER ( [id] ) ), [date],, ASC, DENSE )
    )
VAR _Table3 =
    FILTER ( _Table2, [date] >= DATE ( YEAR ( MAXX ( _Table2, [Date] ) ), 01, 01 ) )
RETURN
    _Table3

My Sample:

 

1.png

Result is as below.

2.png

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

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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