RELATED DAX Function (Relationships management)

Returns a related value from another table.

Syntax

RELATED ( <ColumnName> )
Parameter Attributes Description
ColumnName

The column that contains the desired value.

Return values

Scalar A single value of any type.

A single value that is related to the current row.

Remarks

The RELATED function requires that a regular relationship exists between the current table and the table with related information. The argument specifies a column reference, and the function follows a chain of one or more many-to-one relationships to fetch the value from the specified column in the related table. If a relationship does not exist, RELATED raises an error. The RELATED function cannot be used to fetch a column across a limited relationship.

The RELATED function needs a row context; therefore, it can only be used in calculated column expression, where the current row context is unambiguous, or as a nested function in an expression that uses a table scanning function. A table scanning function, such as SUMX, gets the value of the current row value and then scans another table for instances of that value.

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Examples

--  RELATED is needed to access columns of the expanded table
DEFINE
    MEASURE Sales[Sales Amount] =
        SUMX ( Sales, Sales[Quantity] * Sales[Net Price] )
    MEASURE Sales[Sales at List Price] =
        SUMX ( Sales, Sales[Quantity] * RELATED ( 'Product'[List Price] ) )
EVALUATE
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS (
    'Date'[Calendar Year],
    "Sales Amount", [Sales Amount],
    "Sales at List Price", [Sales at List Price]
)
Calendar Year Sales Amount Sales at List Price
2007-01-01 11,309,946.12 12,457,410.85
2008-01-01 9,927,582.99 11,031,426.30
2009-01-01 9,353,814.87 10,201,311.36

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Last update: Mar 13, 2024   » Contribute   » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo

Microsoft documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/related-function-dax

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Context Transition

This function performs a Context Transition if called in a Row Context. Click to read more.

Row Context

This expression is executed in a Row Context. Click to read more.

Iterator

Not recommended

The use of this function is not recommended. See Remarks and Related functions for alternatives.

Not recommended

The use of this parameter is not recommended.

Deprecated

This function is deprecated. Jump to the Alternatives section to see the function to use.

Volatile

A volatile function may return a different result every time you call it, even if you provide the same arguments. Click to read more.

Deprecated

This parameter is deprecated and its use is not recommended.

DirectQuery compatibility

Limitations are placed on DAX expressions allowed in measures and calculated columns.
The state below shows the DirectQuery compatibility of the DAX function.

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