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SzymonKl
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WK number with DirectQuery

Hey there, could I possibly ask for your assistance? I'm currently in the process of creating a measure that displays the week number, derived from the [DISPATCHED_AT] column. Just to note, I'm working within a DirectQuery connection. Here's the code I've put together //

SKWeekNumber = WEEKNUM(MAX('ORDERS'[DISPATCHED_AT])) 
//

, but unfortunately, it's resulting in an error : "Couldn't load the data for this visual An unexpected exception occurred". Has anyone come across a solution for this? Your insights would be greatly appreciated

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v-yueyunzh-msft
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Hi , @SzymonKl 

According to your description, the connection mode is direct query and you use the WEEKNUM() function and encounter an error code.

You can check this :
(1)Whether the first parameter of WEEKNUM is Date or Date\Time Type.

WEEKNUM(<date>[, <return_type>])  

 

(2)There is some limitation for direct query mode :

vyueyunzhmsft_0-1692583031942.png

And you can also try to use the paramter 21 and for some similar case , you can refer to :
Solved: WEEKNUM Function not working in DirectQuery Mode - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

Thank you for your time and sharing, and thank you for your support and understanding of PowerBI! 

 

Best Regards,

Aniya Zhang

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

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v-yueyunzh-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi , @SzymonKl 

According to your description, the connection mode is direct query and you use the WEEKNUM() function and encounter an error code.

You can check this :
(1)Whether the first parameter of WEEKNUM is Date or Date\Time Type.

WEEKNUM(<date>[, <return_type>])  

 

(2)There is some limitation for direct query mode :

vyueyunzhmsft_0-1692583031942.png

And you can also try to use the paramter 21 and for some similar case , you can refer to :
Solved: WEEKNUM Function not working in DirectQuery Mode - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

Thank you for your time and sharing, and thank you for your support and understanding of PowerBI! 

 

Best Regards,

Aniya Zhang

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

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