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clarissa
Helper I
6 years ago

distinct count with condition

Hello  How can I count distinct order_no which are only coming from specific traffic sources  (google, mail, bing)? So the distinctcount happens based on a pre-filtered data set (traffic sources). Th...
kentyler's avatar
kentyler
Solution Sage
6 years ago

It sounds like a job for CALCULATE

CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Orders'[order_num]),'Orders'[source] IN { "google", "mail", "bing" })

depending on the structure of your report and what the external filter context is you may have to add an ALL('Orders')

 

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clarissa's avatar
clarissa
Helper I
6 years ago

Hi kentyler 

Thanks for your answer.

 

The data model is:

 

- unique order number is in 1 table.

- Google Analytics order number table ("google_analytics_order_no") is combined with this unique order number (1 to *)

- ERP data ("sales") is combined with unique order number (1 to *). My formula looks like this:

# Order PMKT = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(sales[order_no]), FILTER(google_analytics_order_no, google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "google / cpc" || google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "bing / cpc" || google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "criteo / display" || google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "awin / affiliate" || google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "facebook / social_paid"))
 
when I count the numbers of Google Analytics I have more orders, which doesnt make sense:


# Order PMKT GA = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(google_analytics_order_no[order_no]), FILTER(google_analytics_order_no, google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "google / cpc" || google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "bing / cpc" || google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "criteo / display" || google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "awin / affiliate" || google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "facebook / social_paid"))
 
Does this formula with the filter not work in my datamodel?
 
Thanks for your help, very much appreciated.
 
Best regards
Clarissa
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    6 years ago

    Hi clarissa ,

     

    Try trouble shooting your DAX

     

     

    Order PMKT = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(sales[order_no]), FILTER(google_analytics_order_no, google_analytics_order_no[source_medium] = "google / cpc" )

    See if the formula is returning the correct value for "google/cpc".

     

    Also, remove all trailing spaces by Trimming this column in Query Editor.

     

    Regards,

    Harsh Nathani

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    • clarissa's avatar
      clarissa
      Helper I
      6 years ago

      Hi Harsh

       

      Thank you for your feedback. Why do you think it is linked to the trailing spaces? I get numbers but the Google Analytics number is higher than the Sales Table Number, which doesn't make sense... Is the DAX Formula right or does it react differently if the distinctcount is applied on another table than the filter table?`

       

      Thank you!

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable
        6 years ago

        Hi clarissa ,

         

        Can you share a sample .pbix file.

         

        Regards,

        HN