**Applies to:** :::image type="icon" source="../media/icons/yes.png":::[Calculated column](/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-calculations-options#calculated-column-dax) :::image type="icon" source="../media/icons/yes.png":::[Calculated table](/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-calculations-options#calculated-table) :::image type="icon" source="../media/icons/yes.png":::[Measure](/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-calculations-options#measures) :::image type="icon" source="../media/icons/discouraged.png":::[Visual calculation](/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-calculations-options#visual-calculation)

> [!NOTE]
> This function is discouraged for use in [visual calculations](/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-visual-calculations-overview) as it likely returns meaningless results.