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Khushboo9966
Helper II
Helper II

How to find the max of rows from 5 different columns

I have a table called App with three calculated columns Level1, Level2, Level3, Level4, Level5. 

 

Level1Level2Level3Level4Level5
02305
12000
10040
00305

 

I need to write a calculated column formula to find the max of each row. For example: For row1: Max of 0,2,3,0,5 is 5 and likewise for all rows.

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parry2k
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@Khushboo9966 here is my recommendation, if it is a DQ, I would recommend adding view at the backend and having this column calculated there (this is a way to go) but if you cannot do that then do this:

 

Column = MAXX ( UNION ( { [Level1] }, { [Level2] }, { [Level3] }, { [Level4] }, { [Level5] } ), [Value] )


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parry2k
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@Khushboo9966 here is my recommendation, if it is a DQ, I would recommend adding view at the backend and having this column calculated there (this is a way to go) but if you cannot do that then do this:

 

Column = MAXX ( UNION ( { [Level1] }, { [Level2] }, { [Level3] }, { [Level4] }, { [Level5] } ), [Value] )


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I was missing the UNION association. Do you mind explaining the formula?

newtodax
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Doing this in power query would probably be the easiest way 

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This is the error I get: The syntax for 'Max' is incorrect. (DAX(List.Max({'App'[Level 1],'App'[Level 2],'App'[Level 3],'App'[Level 4],'App'[Level 5]}))).

parry2k
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@Khushboo9966 are you looking for a PQ or DAX solution? 



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I am looking for Calculated Column DAX. The data is coming from direct query so PQ is not an option.

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