# COLUMN.DATE

COLUMN.DATE returns the date available in the measure or column header.

### Example <a href="#example" id="example"></a>

We want to add a new date measure with the date value extracted from the date hierarchy in the measure's header.

<figure><img src="/files/eT53u0KS748HHTt7BoPk" alt=""><figcaption><p>COLUMN.DATE()</p></figcaption></figure>

If user enters a date in the measure/column header's 'Title', COLUMN.DATE() returns that date from the title overriding the date dimensions in the headers.

<figure><img src="/files/LDtlYtAqMWlLMFUCFcLV" alt=""><figcaption><p>COLUMN.DATE()</p></figcaption></figure>


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