INDEX DAX Function (Filter)
Retrieves a row at an absolute position (specified by the position parameter) within the specified partition sorted by the specified order or on the axis specified.
Syntax
| Parameter | Attributes | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Position |
The absolute position (1-based) from which to obtain the data:
When Position is out of the boundary, or zero, or BLANK(), INDEX will return an empty table. It can be any DAX expression that returns a scalar value. |
|
| Relation | Optional |
A table expression from which the output is returned.
|
| OrderBy | Optional |
An ORDERBY() clause containing the columns that define how each partition is sorted.
|
| Blanks | Optional |
An enumeration that defines how to handle blank values when sorting. |
| PartitionBy | Optional |
A PARTITIONBY() clause containing the columns that define how Relation is partitioned. |
| MatchBy | Optional |
Columns that define how the current row is identified. |
| Reset | Optional |
Specifies how the calculation restarts. Valid values are: None, LowestParent, HighestParent, or an integer. |
Return values
A row at an absolute position.
Remarks
Each PartitionBy column must have a corresponding outer value to help define the “current partition” on which to operate, with the following behavior:
- If there is exactly one corresponding outer column, its value is used.
- If there is no corresponding outer column:
- INDEX will first determine all PartitionBy columns that have no corresponding outer column.
- For every combination of existing values for these columns in INDEX’s parent context, INDEX is evaluated and a row is returned.
- INDEX’s final output is a union of these rows.
- If there is more than one corresponding outer column, an error is returned.
If the non-volatile columns specified within OrderBy and PartitionBy cannot uniquely identify every row in Relation:
- INDEX will try to find the least number of additional columns required to uniquely identify every row.
- If such columns can be found, INDEX will automatically append these new columns to OrderBy, and each partition is sorted using this new set of OrderBy columns.
- If such columns cannot be found, an error is returned.
An empty table is returned if:
- The corresponding outer value of a PartitionBy column does not exist within Relation.
- The Position value refers to a position that does not exist within the partition.
If INDEX is used within a calculated column defined on the same table as Relation and OrderBy is omitted, an error is returned.
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Examples
EVALUATE
VAR BrandsAndSales =
ADDCOLUMNS (
ALL ( 'Product'[Brand] ),
"@Sales", [Sales Amount]
)
RETURN
INDEX (
2,
BrandsAndSales,
ORDERBY ( [@Sales], DESC )
)
| Brand | @Sales |
|---|---|
| Contoso | 2,227,244.32 |
EVALUATE
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS (
Product[Brand],
'Date'[Year],
"Sales", [Sales Amount],
"Sales First Year",
CALCULATE (
[Sales Amount],
INDEX (
1,
ORDERBY ( 'Date'[Year] )
)
)
)
| Product[Brand] | Date[Year] | Sales | Sales First Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contoso | 2,017 | 511,810.85 | 511,810.85 |
| Contoso | 2,018 | 868,179.21 | 511,810.85 |
| Contoso | 2,019 | 707,010.55 | 511,810.85 |
| Contoso | 2,020 | 140,243.70 | 511,810.85 |
| Wide World Importers | 2,017 | 483,427.60 | 483,427.60 |
| Wide World Importers | 2,018 | 737,726.73 | 483,427.60 |
| Wide World Importers | 2,019 | 458,943.97 | 483,427.60 |
| Wide World Importers | 2,020 | 116,832.70 | 483,427.60 |
| Northwind Traders | 2,017 | 21,598.14 | 21,598.14 |
| Northwind Traders | 2,018 | 64,737.97 | 21,598.14 |
| … | … | … | … |
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Last update: Jul 17, 2025 » Contribute » Show contributors
Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo, Daniil Maslyuk
Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/index-function-dax