Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Get Fabric Certified for FREE during Fabric Data Days. Don't miss your chance! Request now

Reply
CastroRibeiro
Helper I
Helper I

Difference between these DAX functions - COUNTAX vs CALCULATE

I have these two functions.

Would the result of them apparently do the same or am I mistaken?

In some situations it happened to return the same result and in others it did not

I didn't understand what could be happening

 

 

COUNTAX(FILTER(fLeadTime,[LT]<=8),[LT])

 

 

var result = 
    CALCULATE(
       COUNTROWS(fLeadTime),
            FILTER(
                fLeadTime,
                fLeadTime[LT]<=8))

 

 

1 REPLY 1
Tanushree_Kapse
Impactful Individual
Impactful Individual

Hi @CastroRibeiro ,

 

COUNTAX Dax calculates the NON-BLANK values in the column. But if the expression results in an empty value, that row will be counted.

While COUNTROWS is simply calculating the number of Rows in that expression.

 

It's not because of CALCULATE function, but the different functions you are using for COUNT.

 

 

Mark this as a solution if I answered your question. Kudos are always appreciated.

Thanks.

Helpful resources

Announcements
November Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - November 2025

Check out the November 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

Fabric Data Days Carousel

Fabric Data Days

Advance your Data & AI career with 50 days of live learning, contests, hands-on challenges, study groups & certifications and more!

FabCon Atlanta 2026 carousel

FabCon Atlanta 2026

Join us at FabCon Atlanta, March 16-20, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.