topic How to calculate total count from a measure in DAX Commands and Tips

How to calculate total count from a measure

Hari01 — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 18:25:36 GMT

I created a calculated column to count number of sites in each product and its working

Sites Count = //Number of Sites in each product VAR str = SELECTEDVALUE(product[Site Key]) VAR str_len = LEN(str) RETURN IF(str_len>1, ((str_len - LEN(SUBSTITUTE(str, "||", "")))/2 + 1),0)

Now I have to calculate total number of sites in all product.

All Product Site Count = //Total number of Sites in all products VAR str = SELECTEDVALUE(product[Site Key]) VAR str_len = LEN(str) RETURN CALCULATE(((str_len - LEN(SUBSTITUTE(str, "||", "")))/2 + 1), REMOVEFILTERS())

But All product site count is not giving expected output
Sample data and expected site count columns are

Product key	Site key	Site Count
2	83	1
3	67\|\|83	2
8	44\|\|56\|\|91\|\|45\|\|67\|\|99	6
7		0
4	91\|\|56\|\|83	3

All product site count should return 12 for above sample data.

someone please help here ?

Re: How to calculate total count from a measure

tamerj1 — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 19:01:43 GMT

Hi Hari01

Shouldn't this be a distinct count? Seems to me 8 is more realistic than 12

Re: How to calculate total count from a measure

Greg_Deckler — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 19:48:52 GMT

Hari01 First, please vote for this idea: https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=082203f1-594f-4ba7-ac87-bb91096c742e

This looks like a measure totals problem. Very common. See my post about it here: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/DAX-Commands-and-Tips/Dealing-with-Measure-Totals/td-p/63376

Also, this Quick Measure, Measure Totals, The Final Word should get you what you need:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Quick-Measures-Gallery/Measure-Totals-The-Final-Word/m-p/547907

Also: https://youtu.be/uXRriTN0cfY
And: https://youtu.be/n4TYhF2ARe8

Re: How to calculate total count from a measure

FreemanZ — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 20:54:49 GMT

hi Hari01

Are you writing a measure for All Product Site Count?

Try like:

All Product Site Count =

SUMX(

ALL(product[Site Key]),

VAR str = [Site Key]

VAR str_len = LEN(str)

RETURN

IF(str_len>1, ((str_len - LEN(SUBSTITUTE(str, "||", "")))/2 + 1),0)

)

Re: How to calculate total count from a measure

tamerj1 — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:05:57 GMT

Hi Hari01
Please refer top attached sample file with two proposed solutions

Site Count 1 = VAR String = CONCATENATEX ( VALUES ( 'Table'[Site key] ), 'Table'[Site key], "|" ) VAR Items = SUBSTITUTE ( String, "||", "|" ) VAR Length = PATHLENGTH ( Items ) VAR T1 = GENERATESERIES ( 1, Length, 1 ) VAR T2 = SELECTCOLUMNS ( T1, "@SiteKey", PATHITEM ( Items, [Value] ) ) RETURN IF ( String <> BLANK ( ), COUNTROWS ( T2 ) )

Site Count 2 = VAR String = CONCATENATEX ( VALUES ( 'Table'[Site key] ), 'Table'[Site key], "|" ) VAR Items = SUBSTITUTE ( String, "||", "|" ) VAR Length = PATHLENGTH ( Items ) VAR T1 = GENERATESERIES ( 1, Length, 1 ) VAR T2 = SELECTCOLUMNS ( T1, "@SiteKey", PATHITEM ( Items, [Value] ) ) RETURN IF ( String <> BLANK ( ), COUNTROWS ( DISTINCT ( T2 ) ) )

Re: How to calculate total count from a measure

Hari01 — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:18:04 GMT

I don't want distinct count.

Re: How to calculate total count from a measure

Hari01 — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 06:22:53 GMT

yes, I'm trying to write a measure to sum all values of Sites Count.
Sumx is not working. Got zero

Re: How to calculate total count from a measure

tamerj1 — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 07:37:54 GMT

Hari01
Ok have you checked my solution with the sample file? I gave both options; normal count and distinct count.

Re: How to calculate total count from a measure

FreemanZ — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 03:56:16 GMT

hi Hari01

strangely enought, with your data

i get all count 12.