TOJSON DAX Function (Text)

Converts the records of a table into a JSON text.

Syntax

TOJSON ( <Table> [, <MaxRows>] )
Parameter Attributes Description
Table

The table to be converted.

MaxRows Optional

The maximum number of rows to be converted. A negative number means all rows are converted. Default is 10.

Return values

Scalar A single string value.

Result in JSON format.

Remarks

The sort order of the result cannot be controlled.

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Examples

DEFINE MEASURE Sales[ByCountry] =
	VAR SalesByCustomer = 
	    ADDCOLUMNS ( 
			VALUES ( Customer[CountryRegion] ), 
			"Amount", [Sales Amount] 
		)
	VAR Result = TOJSON (  SalesByCustomer, 3  )
	RETURN Result
EVALUATE
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS ( 'Customer'[Continent], "By Country JSON", [ByCountry] )
Continent By Country JSON
Asia {
“header”: [“‘Customer'[CountryRegion]”, “[Amount]”],
“rowCount”: 15,
“data”: [
[“Australia”, 7638059.9358],
[“Turkmenistan”, 118336.5519],
[“Thailand”, 63107.118]
]
}
North America {
“header”: [“‘Customer'[CountryRegion]”, “[Amount]”],
“rowCount”: 2,
“data”: [
[“United States”, 10312118.2484],
[“Canada”, 885208.0705]
]
}
Europe {
“header”: [“‘Customer'[CountryRegion]”, “[Amount]”],
“rowCount”: 12,
“data”: [
[“Germany”, 2519890.7983],
[“United Kingdom”, 3621032.1587],
[“France”, 1109665.4323]
]
}

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Last update: Dec 4, 2024   » Contribute   » Show contributors

Contributors: Alberto Ferrari, Marco Russo, Kenneth Barber

Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/dax/tojson-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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