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Count distinct rows based on multiple columns
Hi
Can someone please help me with the Dax?
Need to count distinct rows based of three different columns - Category A, Catgeory B and Color = Red
If the row is duplicate - count only once.
Sample Table -
Expected Output -
| Category A | Count |
| A | 3 |
| B | 1 |
Thanks in advance
Hi Anonymous
It seems your calculation was based on 4 columns because row 5 in your data is the same as row 1 based on Category A and Category B, and Color. (so, in the result for A, it should be 2, not 3).
But if you want the result based on the three categories and color=Red,
1- Add a new colum with this code :
New Column = 'Table'[Category A]&'Table'[Category B]&'Table'[Category C] //If you want the distinc count based on Cat A and B, remove "&'Table'[Category C]" from end of the code2- try this measure to find the count distinct rows:
Measure = CALCULATE ( DISTINCTCOUNT ( 'Table'[New Column] ), FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[Color] = "Red" ) )Output:
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Hi,
In my opinion, if you are "counting rows - distinct" based on more than two columns, the DAX function - SUMMARIZE helps.
Expected result measure : =COUNTROWS (FILTER (SUMMARIZE ( Data, Data[Category B], Data[Category C], Data[Color] ),Data[Color] = "red"))
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- Jihwan_KimSuper User
Hi,
In my opinion, if you are "counting rows - distinct" based on more than two columns, the DAX function - SUMMARIZE helps.
Expected result measure : =COUNTROWS (FILTER (SUMMARIZE ( Data, Data[Category B], Data[Category C], Data[Color] ),Data[Color] = "red")) - VahidDMSuper User
Hi Anonymous
It seems your calculation was based on 4 columns because row 5 in your data is the same as row 1 based on Category A and Category B, and Color. (so, in the result for A, it should be 2, not 3).
But if you want the result based on the three categories and color=Red,
1- Add a new colum with this code :
New Column = 'Table'[Category A]&'Table'[Category B]&'Table'[Category C] //If you want the distinc count based on Cat A and B, remove "&'Table'[Category C]" from end of the code2- try this measure to find the count distinct rows:
Measure = CALCULATE ( DISTINCTCOUNT ( 'Table'[New Column] ), FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[Color] = "Red" ) )Output:
If this post helps, please consider accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Appreciate your Kudos🙏!!