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yoav20007
Helper II
Helper II

help with basic dax

how can i find the minimun(the first date for each item) date for each item in this tabale with dax ?
date item min date?

 

table 

date        item 
2/1/17     3
1/1/17     3
6/7/17     4
5/5/17     4

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Ashish_Mathur
Super User
Super User

Hi,

 

If you need this as a measure, then simply drag Item to the visual and write this measure

 

=MIN([date])

 

If you want a calculated column, then try this

 

=CALCULATE(min([date]),FILTER(data,data[Item]=EARLIER(data[Item])))

 

Hope this helps.


Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/

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Ashish_Mathur
Super User
Super User

Hi,

 

If you need this as a measure, then simply drag Item to the visual and write this measure

 

=MIN([date])

 

If you want a calculated column, then try this

 

=CALCULATE(min([date]),FILTER(data,data[Item]=EARLIER(data[Item])))

 

Hope this helps.


Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/

Thank 

Its help a lot.

 

yoav20007
Helper II
Helper II

 

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