ADDMISSINGITEMS

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04/25/2024

Applies to: Calculated column Calculated table Measure Visual calculation

Adds rows with empty values to a table returned by SUMMARIZECOLUMNS.

Syntax

ADDMISSINGITEMS ( [<showAll_columnName> [, <showAll_columnName> [, … ] ] ], <table> [, <groupBy_columnName> [, [<filterTable>] [, <groupBy_columnName> [, [<filterTable>] [, … ] ] ] ] ] ] )

Parameters

Term	Definition
`showAll_columnName`	(Optional) A column for which to return items with no data for the measures used. If not specified, all columns are returned.
`table`	A SUMMARIZECOLUMNS table.
`groupBy_columnName`	(Optional) A column to group by in the supplied table argument.
`filterTable`	(Optional) A table expression that defines which rows are returned.

Return value

A table with one or more columns.

Remarks

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

With SUMMARIZECOLUMNS

A table returned by SUMMARIZECOLUMNS will include only rows with values. By wrapping a SUMMARIZECOLUMNS expression within an ADDMISSINGITEMS expression, rows containing no values are also returned.

Example

Without ADDMISSINGITEMS, the following query:

SUMMARIZECOLUMNS( 
    'Sales'[CustomerId], 
    "Total Qty", SUM ( Sales[TotalQty] )
)

Returns,

CustomerId	TotalQty
A	5
B	3
C	3
E	2

With ADDMISSINGITEMS, the following query:

EVALUATE
ADDMISSINGITEMS (
    'Sales'[CustomerId],
    SUMMARIZECOLUMNS( 
        'Sales'[CustomerId],
        "Total Qty", SUM ( Sales[TotalQty] )
    ),
    'Sales'[CustomerId]
)