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Applies to: 
Calculated column
Calculated table
Measure 
Visual calculation
Note
This function is discouraged for use in visual calculations as it likely returns meaningless results.
For date column input, returns a table that contains a column of the dates for the month to date, in the current context.
For calendar input, returns a table for the month to date, in the current context. The table contains all primary tagged columns and all time related columns.
Syntax
DATESMTD(<dates> or <calendar>)
Parameters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
dates or calendar |
A column that contains dates or a calendar reference. |
Return value
For date column input, a table containing a single column of date values.
For calendar input, a table that contains all primary tagged columns and all time related columns.
Remarks
The dates argument can be any of the following:
A reference to a date/time column.
A table expression that returns a single column of date/time values.
A Boolean expression that defines a single-column table of date/time values.
Note
Constraints on Boolean expressions are described in the topic, CALCULATE function.
This function is not supported for use in DirectQuery mode when used in calculated columns or row-level security (RLS) rules.
Example
The following sample formula creates a measure that calculates the 'Month To Date Total' for Internet Sales.
= CALCULATE (
SUM ( InternetSales_USD[SalesAmount_USD] ),
DATESMTD ( DateTime[DateKey] )
)
Example for calendar based time intelligence
The following sample formula creates a measure that calculates the 'Monthly Running Total' for Internet sales uing fiscal calendar.
=
CALCULATE (
SUM ( InternetSales_USD[SalesAmount_USD] ),
DATESMTD ( FiscalCalendar )
)
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