ALL Vs ALLEXCEPT Vs ALLSELECTED in Power BI DAX
ALL, ALLEXCEPT, ALLSELECTED are DAX filter functions that return the rows in a table, or all the values in a column with ignoring or keeping filters, and let you manipulate data context to create dynamic calculations.
1) ALL DAX Filter Function
ALL() is a DAX Filter Function that returns all the rows in a table, or all the values in a column, ignoring any filters that might have been applied.
- ALL() function is useful for clearing filters and creating calculations on all the rows in a table.
- ALL() function is not used by itself but serves as an intermediate function that can be used to change the set of results over which some other calculation is performed.
- This function is not supported for use in DirectQuery mode when used in calculated columns or row-level security (RLS) rules.
ALL DAX Filter Function Example
You can use ALL() DAX function to remove all table filters or a specific column in the table
1) Remove All Table Filter Examples
= SUMX(Table1, Table1[Field1])/SUMX(ALL(Table1), Table1[Field1])
In the example, the ALL function removes all context filters on the Table1 and gets the sum of Field1
2) Remove Filter for a specific column using ALL()
= SUMX(Table1, Table1[Field1])/CALCULATE( SUM( Table1[Field1]), ALL(DateTime[Field2]))
In this example, remove the filter on Field2, but keep the other filter columns.
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2) ALLEXCEPT DAX Filter Function
ALLEXCEPT() is a DAX Filter Function that removes all context filters in the table except filters that have been applied to the specified columns.
- This function is not used by itself but serves as an intermediate function that can be used to change the set of results over which some other calculation is performed.
- This function is not supported for use in DirectQuery mode when used in calculated columns or row-level security (RLS) rules.
1) Keep Filter for a specific column using ALLEXCEPT()
= CALCULATE(SUM(Table1[SalesAmount]), ALLEXCEPT(DateTime, DateTime[CalendarYear]))
In this example, you use the ALLEXCEPT function to remove any context filters on the DateTime table except if the filter has been applied to the CalendarYear column.
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3) ALLSELECTD DAX Filter Function
ALLSELECTD() is another Filter function that is used to return all the rows in a table, or all the values in a column, ignoring any filters that may have been applied inside the query, but keeping filters that come from the outside.
The main difference between ALL and ALLSELECTED in DAX is
- The ALL function ignores all filters, regardless of where they are coming from.
- The ALLSELECTED function only ignores filters that are coming from the inner query but keeps the slicer and report filters.
Example
= CALCULATE(Table1[SalesAmount], ALLSELECTED(DateTime[CalendarYear]))
In this example, you need to calculate all sales amounts but keep a filter for selected dates in the slicer or any other filters.
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