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SUMMARIZE with column name does not work

While using SUMMERIZE DAX, I received an error message.

 

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The dataset looks like below:

 

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Can someone kindly let me know why? Thank you very much!

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amitchandak
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SUMMARIZE returns a table, so you can create a new table. Or use that in your formula where a table is needed.

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amitchandak
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SUMMARIZE returns a table, so you can create a new table. Or use that in your formula where a table is needed.

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Table test = SUMMARIZE(Sales,Sales[Sales Date].[Year],"sales agg", sum(Sales[Sales Amount]))
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