FIRSTDATE DAX Function (Time Intelligence) Context Transition
Returns first non blank date.
Syntax
| Parameter | Attributes | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dates |
The name of a column containing dates or a one column table containing dates. |
Return values
Remarks
The dates argument can be any of the following:
- A reference to a date/time column. Only in this case a context transition applies because the column reference is replaced by
- CALCULATETABLE ( DISTINCT ( <Dates> ) )
- A table expression that returns a single column of date/time values.
- A Boolean expression that defines a single-column table of date/time values.
The result table includes only dates that exist in the dates column.
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Last update: Oct 13, 2018 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo
MSDN documentation: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/query-bi/dax/firstdate-function-dax