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noah44
Helper I
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Alternative for calculated column in Direct Query

Hi,

is there a way to create a calculated column with Direct Query that gives me the same output as this one?

 

Max Date = CALCULATE( MAX( Table1[DateColumn] ), ALLEXCEPT( Table1, Table1[UserID] ) )

 

 

Regards 

Noah

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v-yalanwu-msft
Community Support
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Hi, @noah44 ;

First of all, in the Directquery mode, the computed column cannot be created, only in import.
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Second , If the above formula changes to a column, you can use the following two ways

Max Date =
CALCULATE ( MAX ( Table1[DateColumn] ), ALLEXCEPT ( Table1, Table1[UserID] ) )
Max Date =
CALCULATE (
    MAX ( Table1[DateColumn] ),
    FILTER ( Table1, [UserID] = EARLIER ( Table1[UserID] ) )
)

 
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yalan Wu
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Hi @v-yalanwu-msft,

 

Thank you for your answer!

I understand that the above formula does not Work in Direct Query mode.

So the two ways shown in your post won't work either because of CALCULATE() not being available in DQ-Mode.

 

Is there no alternative way of reaching the same result, within the DQ-Mode restrictions?

Regards
Noah

Hi, @noah44 ;

Because in DQ can't create column,so you could create a measure by dax


Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yalan Wu
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@v-yalanwu-msft 

 

Ok, I think the thing I am trying to achievie is not possible then.
Because even if I do it as a measure, I need to use this measure in another column and that isn't possible either because of DQ restrictions.

 

Thank you anyways

 

Best regards

Noah

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