Function CONTAINSROW must have a value for each column in the table expression -- Error Help

[dogt1225]

I am creating a custom period slicer for my report. 

"Date" table is my date table and is connected with relationships to my multiple dates in multiple fact tables

"New Date" is a standalone table that has no relationships with any of my fact tables. It is 

New Date = DISTINCT('Date'[Date])

I have created a new measure "Period Filter" to filter the x-axis on a line graph visual so users can select the period. 

Period Filter = 

VAR _selectedperiod = SELECTEDVALUE('Last 5 Custom Period'[Period-Order])

VAR _last5qtr = 
    MAX('Date'[Date]) IN
    FILTER('New Date', 'New Date'[Fiscal Year Quarter Offset] >= -4 && 'New Date'[Fiscal Year Quarter Offset] <= 0 && 'New Date'[Fiscal Year Week Offset] <> BLANK())

VAR _last5months = 
    MAX('Date'[Date]) IN
    FILTER('New Date', 'New Date'[Fiscal Year Month Offset] >= -4 && 'New Date'[Fiscal Year Month Offset] <= 0 && 'New Date'[Fiscal Year Week Offset] <> BLANK())

VAR _last5wks = 
    MAX('Date'[Date]) IN
    FILTER('New Date', 'New Date'[Fiscal Year Week Offset] >= -4 && 'New Date'[Fiscal Year Week Offset] <= 0 && 'New Date'[Fiscal Year Week Offset] <> BLANK())

RETURN

    INT(SWITCH(
            _selectedperiod, 1, _last5qtr, 
                             2, _last5months, 
                             3, _last5wks
    ))

The "Last 5 Custom Period" table is as follows:

I am getting the following error with the [Period Filter] measure:

"The number of arguements is invalid. Function CONTAINSROW must have a value for each column in the table expression"

I am not using the CONTAINSROW function. Any ideas on how to resolve this error and whats causing it?

[prabhatnath]

Hi All,

Have you found how to fix that? As I am getting the same error and looks like below MonthToDate does not give any issues.

VAR MonthToDate =

    MAX ( Incidents[Created Date] ) IN DATESMTD ( ALL('Date Dimention'[Date] ) )

While below statements that has IN FILTER or IN ALL gives the issue:

VAR _Last7Days =

    MAX ( Incidents[Created Date] ) IN

        FILTER (

            'Date Dimention',

            'Date Dimention'[Date] <= TODAY ()

                && 'Date Dimention'[Date]

                    >= TODAY () - 7

        )

or

VAR _CustomSelection =

    MAX ( Incidents[Created Date] ) IN ALL ( 'Date Dimention' )

Can anyone suggest the issue with these 2 statements please?

Thanks,

Prabhat

[prabhatnath]

Looks like the the MAX function excepts a single value but the FILTER function is returning a TABLE as the Date Dimention table has multiple columns. Below changes will solve the error.

Last7Days = CALCULATE(

    COUNTROWS(Incidents),

        FILTER(

            ALL('Date Dimention'),

            'Date Dimention'[Date] <= TODAY()

            && 'Date Dimention'[Date] >= TODAY() - 7

        )

)

[jdmontes]

I would try this:

VAR _tableLast5qtr =

FILTER( 'New Date', 'New Date'[Fiscal Year Quarter Offset] >= -4 &&

'New Date'[Fiscal Year Quarter Offset] <= 0 &&

'New Date'[Fiscal Year Week Offset] <> BLANK()

)

VAR _last5qtr = CONTAINS(

_tableLast5qtr,

[select the proper column to comper with],

MAX('Date'[Date])

)

[Mrtnkbg]

Hi @dogt1225 

I'm a bit late to the party, but for what it's worth:

What I note without diving to deep into the case, is that the IN syntax requires that the values listed are placed within curly brackets, and should be such as:

'Table'[ColumnA] IN {val1, val2} or 'Table'[ColumnA] IN {"A", "B"} etc. depending on the data type.

(It's explained in the link that @vicky_ gave you, i.e. The IN operator in DAX - SQLBI, scroll down to the line "With the new IN syntax, you can write: ")

This way you should hopefully (at least) get you past the CONTAINSROW error message.

[EHolder5G]

Have you found a solution to this? I'm having the same problem when I try to build a similar filter.

[vicky_]

The IN keyword is calling the containsrow function: https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/the-in-operator-in-dax/

[dogt1225]

Thanks, any ideas on how to make it a valid measure?