ADDMISSINGITEMS DAX Function (Table manipulation)
Add the rows with empty measure values back.
Syntax
ADDMISSINGITEMS ( [<ShowAll_ColumnName> [, <ShowAll_ColumnName> [, … ] ] ], <Table> [, <GroupBy_ColumnName> [, [<FilterTable>] [, <GroupBy_ColumnName> [, [<FilterTable>] [, … ] ] ] ] ] ] )
| Parameter | Attributes | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ShowAll_ColumnName | Optional Repeatable |
ShowAll columns. |
| Table |
A SummarizeColumns table. |
|
| GroupBy_ColumnName | Optional Repeatable |
A column to group by or a call to ROLLUPGROUP function and ROLLUPADDISSUBTOTAL function to specify a list of columns to group by with subtotals. |
| FilterTable | Optional Repeatable |
An expression that defines the table from which rows are to be returned. |
Return values
Table An entire table or a table with one or more columns.
Examples
-- ADDMISSINGITEMS adds rows that would be skipped by SUMMARIZECOLUMNS
-- when the value of all the measures is blank.
-- In the example, years 2005, 2006 and 2010 and 2011 are added back by
-- ADDMISSINGITEMS in the second result.
-- SUMMARIZECOLUMNS in the first query does not return them, because there
-- were no sales.
EVALUATE
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS (
'Date'[Calendar Year],
"Amt", [Sales Amount]
)
EVALUATE
ADDMISSINGITEMS (
'Date'[Calendar Year],
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS (
'Date'[Calendar Year],
"Amt", [Sales Amount]
),
'Date'[Calendar Year]
)
ORDER BY [Calendar Year] ASC
| Calendar Year | Amt |
|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 | 11,309,946.12 |
| 2008-01-01 | 9,927,582.99 |
| 2009-01-01 | 9,353,814.87 |
| Calendar Year | Amt |
|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | (Blank) |
| 2006-01-01 | (Blank) |
| 2007-01-01 | 11,309,946.12 |
| 2008-01-01 | 9,927,582.99 |
| 2009-01-01 | 9,353,814.87 |
| 2010-01-01 | (Blank) |
| 2011-01-01 | (Blank) |
-- With ADDMISSINGITEMS you specify the columns to add (first set)
-- and the column used to group by (second set)
-- In the example, even though the grouping happens by year and month
-- ADDMISSINGITEMS adds back only the year rows
EVALUATE
ADDMISSINGITEMS (
'Date'[Calendar Year],
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS (
'Date'[Calendar Year],
'Date'[Calendar Year Month],
"Amt", [Sales Amount]
),
'Date'[Calendar Year]
)
-- You can also specify table filters applied to the filter context
-- while retrieving the missing items.
-- In this example, ADDMISSINGITEMS only returns 2010 and 2011,
-- because of the last filter that removes 2005 and 2006
EVALUATE
ADDMISSINGITEMS (
'Date'[Calendar Year],
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS (
'Date'[Calendar Year],
"Amt", [Sales Amount]
),
'Date'[Calendar Year],
EXCEPT ( ALL ( 'Date'[Calendar Year] ), { "CY 2005", "CY 2006" } )
)
| Calendar Year | Amt |
|---|---|
| CY 2007 | 11,309,946.12 |
| CY 2008 | 9,927,582.99 |
| CY 2009 | 9,353,814.87 |
| CY 2010 | (Blank) |
| CY 2011 | (Blank) |
Related functions
Other related functions are:
Last update: Jul 1, 2025 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo, Jocelyn Saw, Pedro Gravanita, Kenneth Barber
Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/addmissingitems-function-dax
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