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TechoGirl0
Frequent Visitor

TOPN Question

Hi, I am new to this community and am trying to advance my DAX knowledge for my job. Could someone tell me what the numbers below the columns represent?

Thank you!

 

VAR __SomeVariable = 
    TOPN(
      502,
      __SomeTable,
      [Column1],
      0,
      [Column2],
      0,
      'Product'[Column3],
      1,
      'Location'[Column4],
      1,
      'Location'[Column5],
      1
    )

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Samarth_18
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @TechoGirl0 ,

 

If you look at the syntax of TopN ,

- 502 is the number of rows to return 

- 1 or 0 is the order to be applied. 0/FALSE/DESC – descending; 1/TRUE/ASC – ascending.

Syntax = 
TOPN(<n_value>, <table>, <orderBy_expression>, [<order>[, <orderBy_expression>, [<order>]]…]) 

 

Thanks,

Samarth

 

Best Regards,
Samarth

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v-zhangti
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @TechoGirl0 

 

vzhangti_0-1646882198699.png

Here is the related document, hope it can help you.

https://docs.microsoft.com/dax/topn-function-dax 

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

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v-zhangti
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @TechoGirl0 

 

vzhangti_0-1646882198699.png

Here is the related document, hope it can help you.

https://docs.microsoft.com/dax/topn-function-dax 

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Samarth_18
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @TechoGirl0 ,

 

If you look at the syntax of TopN ,

- 502 is the number of rows to return 

- 1 or 0 is the order to be applied. 0/FALSE/DESC – descending; 1/TRUE/ASC – ascending.

Syntax = 
TOPN(<n_value>, <table>, <orderBy_expression>, [<order>[, <orderBy_expression>, [<order>]]…]) 

 

Thanks,

Samarth

 

Best Regards,
Samarth

If this post helps, please consider accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Appreciate your Kudos!!
Connect on Linkedin

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