ADDCOLUMNS Function (DAX)

Adds calculated columns to the given table or table expression.

Syntax

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

Parameters

• 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.

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: