How to find number of rate ids created by specific users + comparison of type text to numeric

[ssommer123]

Hello! I am struggling creating the DAX to find the number of rate ids (rate column from dispatch table) created by specific users (fullname column in users table). I keep getting an error: cant compare type numeric to type text. Here is the DAX: 

RatesCreatedByUser =
    CALCULATE(
        COUNTROWS(dispatch),
        FILTER(
            dispatch,
            dispatch[rate] = VALUE(users[fullname])
        )
    )

[Anonymous]

Hi @ssommer123 

What is the relationship between the two table 'dispatch' and 'users'.

Actually that while I've read your post once and once again, I can't understand the logic of the expected result.

If you don't want to provide your raw data, the sample could be okey, you can create some sample data, it would be helpful to find out the solution. 

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Zhengdong Xu
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[JamesFR06]

Ok. So do you have a UserID or something like this in the Dispatch Table ?

[JamesFR06]

Hi @ssommer123 

dispatch[rate] should be numeric and

VALUE(users[fullname]) should be text. The error message seems logical to me. Could you pease provide a sample of your data ?

[ssommer123]

Thank you for the response! I agree that the error makes sense, I am looking for a work around. I cant provide the sample data because the I want to keep the names private. Essentially, in the Dispatch table the "rate" column holds a ton of different rate ids. In the users table the "fullname" column contains all the usernames of employees. I am trying to find out how many rate ids all the fullnames have created. But it returns the error we mentioned, and i am looking for a work around for that. I feel like it should be relatively simple but i cant seem to find a way to produce this logic.