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pickslides
Helper I
Helper I

Looking up values across different tables

Hi, I have two tables. One is a list of students the other a list of activities. I wish to count (in DAX) the number of distinct activities they have choosen if they are "Co-curirrcular" (Green). I have the output column in yellow and red values.

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Thanks Q

 

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v-yangliu-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi  @pickslides ,

Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Create calculated column.

TABLE Participation:

 

Flag1 =
var _flag1=IF(
    'TABLE Participation'[Category]="Co-Curricular Activities",1,0)
return
SUMX(
    FILTER(ALL('TABLE Participation'),
    'TABLE Participation'[Perferred]=EARLIER('TABLE Participation'[Perferred]) &&'TABLE Participation'[Category]=EARLIER('TABLE Participation'[Category]) ),_flag1)

 

vyangliumsft_0-1656488859754.png

Table Student:

 

Count =
var _if1=
IF(
   NOT( ISBLANK(
CALCULATE(
    MAX('TABLE Participation'[Perferred]),FILTER(ALL('TABLE Participation'),
    'TABLE Participation'[UID]='Table Student'[UID])))),
    CALCULATE(MAX('TABLE Participation'[Flag1]),FILTER(all('TABLE Participation'),'TABLE Participation'[UID]=EARLIER('Table Student'[UID]))))
    return
IF(
    _if1 =0,BLANK(),_if1)

 

2. Result:

vyangliumsft_1-1656488859756.png

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

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pickslides
Helper I
Helper I

A-ha.. I found a typo in the formula. Seems to work now. 

 

If the result is zero, cells are blank, can I populate with 0 somehow?

 

Q

@pickslides 

Yes you can

Count =
COUNTROWS (
    FILTER (
        Participation,
        Participation[Category] = "Co-curirrcular"
            && Participation[Preferred] = Sudent[Preferred]
    )
) + 0

@pickslides 

Two questions: do you have relationship between the two tables? Are you creating a calculated coumn in the student table?

tamerj1
Super User
Super User

Hi @pickslides 

please try

Count =
COUNTROWS (
    FILTER (
        Participation,
        Participation[Category] = "Co-curirrcular"
            && Participation[Preferred] = Sudent[Preferred]
    )
)

 

This didnt work but it didnt give me an error. Thanks!

@pickslides 

Do you have any relationship between the two tables?

Yes, I have a one to many relationship on the UID field

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