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MbProg
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Using DAX in Query Editor

In Query Editor you are able to create a custom column. But I was not able to code with DAX in the Query Editor. Is it not possible?

I need to create a custom column in the Query Editor, which gets a value according to the value of another column and the current date. And I need to do that in the Query Editor, because I want to unpivot the new column after that.

How can code DAX in Query Editor?

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Greg_Deckler
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The Query Editor uses Power Query "M" language:

 

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt211003.aspx

 



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v-haibl-msft
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@MbProg

 

You cannot use DAX in Query Editor but can use Power Query as smoupre said to create the expected custom column.

 

Best Regards,

Herbert

Greg_Deckler
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The Query Editor uses Power Query "M" language:

 

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt211003.aspx

 



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