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as5948
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DAX to count text from the columns containing comma seperated values

Hi All, I have a column like this which contains 0-4 values from 6 of these values "A,B,C,D,E,F"
Input

Changes
A,B,D,E
A,E
C
C,E,A
D

I want a DAX to return the count of A,B,C,D,E,F
Like
A = 3

B=1

C=2

D=2

E=3

F=0

 

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tamerj1
Super User
Super User

Hi @as5948 
Please refer to attached sample file. In case you don't have the table of the unique changes then use

1.png

Then use the followig measure

2.png

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ThxAlot
Super User
Super User

Easy solution for beginner

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WctRx0nHRcVWK1QGxIbQzhNRx1XEEs1yUYmMB", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Changes = _t]),
    #"Split Column by Delimiter" = Table.ExpandListColumn(Table.TransformColumns(Source, {{"Changes", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(",", QuoteStyle.Csv), let itemType = (type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true] in type {itemType}}}), "Changes"),
    Count = Table.Group(#"Split Column by Delimiter", "Changes", {"Count", Table.RowCount})
in
    Count

ThxAlot_0-1681719826296.png

ThxAlot_1-1681719918247.png



Expertise = List.Accumulate(


        {Days as from Today},


        {Skills and Knowledge},


        (Current, Everyday) => Current & Day.LearnAndPractise(Everyday)


)



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ThxAlot
Super User
Super User

Easy solution for beginner

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WctRx0nHRcVWK1QGxIbQzhNRx1XEEs1yUYmMB", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Changes = _t]),
    #"Split Column by Delimiter" = Table.ExpandListColumn(Table.TransformColumns(Source, {{"Changes", Splitter.SplitTextByDelimiter(",", QuoteStyle.Csv), let itemType = (type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true] in type {itemType}}}), "Changes"),
    Count = Table.Group(#"Split Column by Delimiter", "Changes", {"Count", Table.RowCount})
in
    Count

ThxAlot_0-1681719826296.png

ThxAlot_1-1681719918247.png



Expertise = List.Accumulate(


        {Days as from Today},


        {Skills and Knowledge},


        (Current, Everyday) => Current & Day.LearnAndPractise(Everyday)


)



tamerj1
Super User
Super User

Hi @as5948 
Please refer to attached sample file. In case you don't have the table of the unique changes then use

1.png

Then use the followig measure

2.png

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