ROLLUP DAX Function (Table manipulation)

Identifies a subset of columns specified in the call to SUMMARIZE function that should be used to calculate subtotals.

Syntax

ROLLUP ( <GroupBy_ColumnName> [, <GroupBy_ColumnName> [, … ] ] )

Parameter	Attributes	Description
GroupBy_ColumnName	Repeatable	The GroupBy_ColumnName parameter must be a qualified name of an existing column to be used to create summary groups based on the values found in it. The parameter cannot be an expression.

The function does not return a value. It only specifies the set of columns to be subtotaled.

The ROLLUP function is used exclusively within SUMMARIZE.

The columns mentioned in the ROLLUP expression cannot be referenced as part of a GroupBy_columnName columns in SUMMARIZE.

Learn more about ROLLUP in the following articles:

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Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo