Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

July 7 - July 17 | Round 2 of the Power BI Dataviz World Championships. Don't miss your chance! Learn more

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

Use Memory Table in Measure

Hello,

I would like to refer a Field from a table that is stored in a Variable within a next statement.

Basically something like this (this example doesn't make sense but it is a preparation for a larger statement.

 

The final goal is to realize somethign dynamic like in this post https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Filtering-and-Ranking/m-p/193043#M84959

 

But I I could already realize this i'm on the good path ..

 

I'm getting the error "Table variable 'FirstRowWithMaxRatioByLoc' cannot be used in current context because a base table is expected."

 

Measure = 
VAR MaxRatioByLoc = SUMMARIZE(Sheet2,[Location],"MaxOoOByLoc",MAX(Sheet2[Ratio]))
VAR FirstRowWithMaxRatioByLoc = NATURALINNERJOIN(MaxRatioByLoc, Sheet2)
RETURN MAX(FirstRowWithMaxRatioByLoc[MaxOoOByLoc])
1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Anonymous,

 

From the link, Xiaoxin Sheng has provided a solution to achieve your goal that can dynamically return table. Please try his suggestion to check whether it can work in your scenario. If you still have any question, please feel free to ask.

 

Best regards,
Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

View solution in original post

1 REPLY 1
v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Anonymous,

 

From the link, Xiaoxin Sheng has provided a solution to achieve your goal that can dynamically return table. Please try his suggestion to check whether it can work in your scenario. If you still have any question, please feel free to ask.

 

Best regards,
Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Helpful resources

Announcements
FabCon and SQLCon Barcelona 2026

FabCon & SQLCon – Barcelona 2026

Join us in Barcelona for FabCon and SQLCon, the Fabric, Power BI, SQL, and AI community event. Save €200 with code FABCMTY200.

60 days of Data Days Carousel

Data Days 2026

Join Fabric Data Days 2026: 60 days of free live/on-demand sessions, challenges, study groups, and certification opportunities.

Power BI DataViz World Championships carousel

Power BI DataViz World Championships - June 2026

A new Power BI DataViz World Championship is coming this June! Don't miss out on submitting your entry.