topic Re: Putting a matrix on a matrix (or: Counting the results of an existing Matrix) in DAX Commands and Tips

Putting a matrix on a matrix (or: Counting the results of an existing Matrix)

Thomas-Frank — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 06:51:17 GMT

Here is the result that I would like to generate.

Any ideas?

(I looked through some existing questions, but the answers there were above my head ... also with more complex topics)

Thomas

Re: Putting a matrix on a matrix (or: Counting the results of an existing Matrix)

DataNinja777 — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:01:18 GMT

Hi Thomas-Frank ,

o create "Matrix 2" in Power BI based on the results of "Matrix 1," we need to count how often each DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS value appears across all employees. This requires aggregating occurrences of DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS values and displaying them in a separate matrix.

One way to achieve this is by using a DAX measure that counts the occurrences of each DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS value in the dataset. The following measure accomplishes this:

Frequency Count = VAR PCSCounts = VALUES('Table'[DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS]) RETURN COUNTROWS( FILTER( ALL('Table'), 'Table'[DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS] IN PCSCounts ) )

Alternatively, if you prefer to create a separate table rather than using a measure, you can use the SUMMARIZE function to generate a new table that groups DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS values and counts their occurrences:

Matrix2_Table = SUMMARIZE( 'Table', 'Table'[DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS], "Frequency Count", COUNT('Table'[Sales Employee Name]) )

In Power BI, you can use the first approach by adding the measure to your matrix visualization, or the second approach to create a new summarized table and display it in a matrix. This will ensure that you get a count of how many times each DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS value appears across all employees, matching the "Frequency Count" column shown in your desired output.

Best regards,

Re: Putting a matrix on a matrix (or: Counting the results of an existing Matrix)

Thomas-Frank — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:53:35 GMT

thanks for the quick answer!

I played around a bit and managed to build a new TABLE (Table 2) with the desired output results.

However, If I understood it correctly, this new table (Table 2) cannot be filtered again based on dimensions that I had in my Raw Data Table (Table 1), e.g. like "country" or "profit Center (see fitler on the below picture).

I am looking for a way to basically have Table 2, but still being able to filter Table 2 for a) country or b) profit center, data which I had in table 2, and then see the (adjusted) output again in Table 2.

Hope it makes sense what I am writing.

Any thoughts?

Thomas

Re: Putting a matrix on a matrix (or: Counting the results of an existing Matrix)

sjoerdvn — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:25:35 GMT

So my guess is that DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS is a measure that you want to use as a (dimension) column. For this you will need a helper table

create a table

NUMBER_OF_PCs_BY_PERSON =
SELECTCOLUMNS(GENERATESERIES(0, MAXX(VALUES(Table[Sales Employee Name]),[DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS]),1), "NUMBER_OF_PCs_BY_PERSON",[Value])

create measures
NUMBER_OF_SALES_EMPLOYEES =
VAR npc = SELECTEDVALUE(NUMBER_OF_PCs_BY_PERSON[NUMBER_OF_PCs_BY_PERSON])
COUNTROWS(FILTER(VALUES(Table[Sales Employee Name]),[DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS]=npc)

Re: Putting a matrix on a matrix (or: Counting the results of an existing Matrix)

Thomas-Frank — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:52:24 GMT

Thank you. Let me digest it 🙂

Re: Putting a matrix on a matrix (or: Counting the results of an existing Matrix)

sjoerdvn — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:50:50 GMT

I see something missing in my example measure:
NUMBER_OF_SALES_EMPLOYEES =
VAR npc = SELECTEDVALUE(NUMBER_OF_PCs_BY_PERSON[NUMBER_OF_PCs_BY_PERSON])
RETURN COUNTROWS(FILTER(VALUES(Table[Sales Employee Name]),[DISTINCT_COUNT_PCS]=npc)

Re: Putting a matrix on a matrix (or: Counting the results of an existing Matrix)

v-karpurapud — Tue, 13 May 2025 08:35:42 GMT

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Re: Putting a matrix on a matrix (or: Counting the results of an existing Matrix)

v-karpurapud — Fri, 16 May 2025 12:39:22 GMT

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Re: Putting a matrix on a matrix (or: Counting the results of an existing Matrix)

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