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

Try your skills in the Power BI Dataviz World Championship! Round one ends June 26. Join now

Reply
sophie63
Helper I
Helper I

Using RELATED()

RELATED.PNGHi,

 

 

I have an issue when using the RELATED() function. I have a Many to One relationship between the table CON and the table MPPAYERS but when I try to create a calculated colum in MPPAYERS to get data from CON (for instance the column [CON_ID]) I have the following error : The name 'RELATED' wasn't recognized. And when I try to create a measure in my report, dooing the same, I have this error: The XXX column either doesn't exist or doesn't have a relationship to any table available in the current context.

 

Could you halp me please?

3 REPLIES 3
Phil_Seamark
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @sophie63

 

I think RELATED() would work if you were creating the column in the CON table (the child table) and trying to refrerence data from the parent table.  Whereas I understand REALATEDTABLE() is used from the parent table, or MPPAYERS in this case.

 

Cheers,

 

Phil


To learn more about DAX visit : aka.ms/practicalDAX

Proud to be a Datanaut!

v-huizhn-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Greg_Deckler,

Because I can not see your detail resource data, I try to reproduce using the following sample table.

1.PNG

In Table, I want to  get Table[QuantityA] value. It returns error when I use RELATED function, there are mutiple Table4 values for each row in Table. I must use a aggregated function. Just as @Greg_Deckler posted, I use the following formula and get expected result.

Result = SUMX(RELATEDTABLE(Table4),Table4[QuantityA])


2.PNG

If you have any issue, please let me know.

Best Regards,
Angelia


 

Greg_Deckler
Community Champion
Community Champion

Try RELATEDTABLE



Follow on LinkedIn
@ me in replies or I'll lose your thread!!!
Instead of a Kudo, please vote for this idea
Become an expert!: Enterprise DNA
External Tools: MSHGQM
YouTube Channel!: Microsoft Hates Greg
Latest book!:
DAX For Humans

DAX is easy, CALCULATE makes DAX hard...

Helpful resources

Announcements
Fabric Data Days is here Carousel

Data Days 2026

Don't miss out on Data Days, June 15 through August 7. Learn Fabric, Power BI, SQL, AI and more.

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.