topic Re: Count with second column in DAX Commands and Tips

Count with second column

Nigelbloomy — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:01:04 GMT

I have 3 columns (Investment, Investment Status, and Line Item Detail). I need a DAX measure (I don't have access to the dataset) to see if an investment has more than one status.

Investment	Investment Status	Line Item Detail
A	Approved	1
A	Approved	2
A	Not Approved	1
B	Approved	1
B	Approved	2

So in this example I need to know that Investment A has more than 1 status and Investment B only has 1 status.

I have been trying to use SUMMARIZE to get a distinct set of investments and statuses, but when I use COUNTROWS I get 1 for each line. I don't know how to compare the summarized table to the current row while only looking at the investment name. Maybe that is not the right path to take though.

Re: Count with second column

HotChilli — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:19:14 GMT

I think you're overcomplicating it.

If you create a table visual, drag the Investment on. Create a measure using DISTINCTCOUNT on the Investment Status.

Add that to the visual.

That will give the distinct count of each investment.

If you want "1" or "more than 1" just alter the measure by putting the distinctcount in a variable, then use an 'if' to test the value > 1.

Let me know how you get on.

Re: Count with second column

Nigelbloomy — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 20:01:39 GMT

That would work if I didn't need need every field on the visualization. I actually need all 3 columns in the viz plus the other column created from the measure. I should have put that in the original description.

Re: Count with second column

wdx223_Daniel — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 01:34:56 GMT

Measure=CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(Sample[Investment Status]),ALLEXCEPT(Sample,Sample[Investment]))

Re: Count with second column

Nigelbloomy — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:22:13 GMT

That works Thank you! That was much simpler than the path I was headed down.