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cjl2144
New Member
7 years ago

Power Query - count columns with specific values

Is there a way to implement a "COUNTIF" Excel function in Power Query for a custom column? Preferably without having to write formulas to check the value of each column individually?

 

For example, for each row, I'd like a count of the number of columns that have a specific value (value = 6). See screenshot below from Excel, with the desired result in column J and formula in column K.

 

The only way I've found so far is to do something like this, but this becomes cumbersome if dealing with many columns (100+).

Any help is appreciated!

4 Replies

  • My suggestion is to begin by using UNPIVOT OTHER COLUMNS, then use GROUPBY, then do a COUNT for your specific value

    • cjl2144's avatar
      cjl2144
      New Member

      Thanks for the suggestion. Where can you implement a COUNT for a specific value? All of the options I am able to find only do a count of the number of rows. 

       

      • Mm3ndoza's avatar
        Mm3ndoza
        Frequent Visitor

        Select the Nodes columns >> Unpivot Columns >> Filter Values = 6 >> Group by Date and Node and count the rows.