ADDCOLUMNS

Applies to: Calculated column Calculated table Measure Visual calculation

Adds calculated columns to the given table or table expression.

Syntax

ADDCOLUMNS(<table>, <name>, <expression>[, <name>, <expression>]…)

Parameters

Term	Definition
table	Any DAX expression that returns a table of data.
name	The name given to the column, enclosed in double quotes.
expression	Any DAX expression that returns a scalar expression, evaluated for each row of table.

Return value

A table with all its original columns and the added ones.

Remarks

This function is not supported for use in DirectQuery mode when used in calculated columns or row-level security (RLS) rules.

Example

The following example returns an extended version of the Product Category table that includes total sales values from the reseller channel and the internet sales.

ADDCOLUMNS(ProductCategory
               , "Internet Sales", SUMX(RELATEDTABLE(InternetSales_USD), InternetSales_USD[SalesAmount_USD])
               , "Reseller Sales", SUMX(RELATEDTABLE(ResellerSales_USD), ResellerSales_USD[SalesAmount_USD]))

The following table shows a preview of the data as it would be received by any function expecting to receive a table:

ProductCategory[ProductCategoryName]	ProductCategory[ProductCategoryAlternateKey]	ProductCategory[ProductCategoryKey]	[Internet Sales]	[Reseller Sales]
Bikes	1	1	25107749.77	63084675.04
Components	2	2		11205837.96
Clothing	3	3	306157.5829	1669943.267
Accessories	4	4	640920.1338	534301.9888