EARLIEST

EARLIEST is a DAX function that returns the value in the column from the very first row context.

Syntax

EARLIEST( ColumnName )

Argument	Properties	Description
ColumnName		The column that contains the desired value.

Return Values

A column with filters removed.

Remarks

• The EARLIEST function is similar to EARLIER, but lets you specify one additional level of recursion.

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

The current sample data does not support this scenario.

= EARLIEST(<column>)

Related functions

Other functions related to EARLIEST are:

• EARLIER

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Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/earliest-function-dax