UNION Function (DAX)

 
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This function is included in SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services (SSAS), Power Pivot in Excel 2016, and Power BI Desktop only. Information provided here is subject to change.

Creates a union (join) table from a pair of tables.

UNION(<table_expression1>, <table_expression2> [,<table_expression>]…)  

Parameters

TermDefinition
table_expressionAny DAX expression that returns a table.

A table that contains all the rows from each of the two table expressions.

The two tables must have the same number of columns.

Columns are combined by position in their respective tables.

The column names in the return table will match the column names in table_expression1.

Duplicate rows are retained.

The returned table has lineage where possible. For example, if the first column of each table_expression has lineage to the same base column C1 in the model, the first column in the UNION result will have lineage to C1. However, if combined columns have lineage to different base columns, or if there is an extension column, the resulting column in UNION will have no lineage.

When data types differ, the resulting data type is determined based on the rules for data type coercion.

The returned table will not contain columns from related tables.

The following expression creates a union by combining the USAInventory table and the INDInventory table into a single table:

USAInventory

CountryStateCountTotal
USACA5500
USAWA10900

INDInventory

CountryStateCountTotal
INDJK20800
INDMH251000
INDWB10900

Return table

CountryStateCountTotal
USACA5500
USAWA10900
INDJK20800
INDMH251000
INDWB10900

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