DATESMTD

Applies to: Calculated column Calculated table Measure Visual calculation

Note

This function is discouraged for use in visual calculations as it likely returns meaningless results.

Returns a table that contains a column of the dates for the month to date, in the current context.

Syntax

DATESMTD(<dates>)

Term	Definition
dates	A column that contains dates.

A table containing a single column of date values.

The dates argument can be any of the following:

A reference to a date/time column.
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.

Note

Constraints on Boolean expressions are described in the topic, CALCULATE function.
This function is not supported for use in DirectQuery mode when used in calculated columns or row-level security (RLS) rules.

The following sample formula creates a measure that calculates the 'Month To Date Total' for Internet Sales.

= CALCULATE(SUM(InternetSales_USD[SalesAmount_USD]), DATESMTD(DateTime[DateKey]))