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Txtcher
Helper V
Helper V

Most Efficient Way to Count with Filters from Another Table

I have 2 tables:  HCR Intakes  & Allegations. The are related to each other with a 1-many relationship using a field called Intake Id (HCR Intakes have many Allegations).

I am trying to obtain a count of the allegations for each Intake in HCR Intakes.

This is the measure I created and it is working, but I am still new to DAX and am wondering if this is an efficient way:

Allegation Count = 
VAR xFilterAllegations = FILTER(Allegations,Allegations[Intake Id] = RELATED('HCR Intakes'[Intake Id]))
RETURN
CALCULATE(
    COUNTROWS(RELATEDTABLE('HCR Intakes')),
    xFilterAllegations)

 

Here are some sample tables:

HCR Intakes:

Intake IdDate Recieved
11/1/2025
21/20/2025
33/5/2025
44/25/2025

Allegations

Allegation NoIntake Id
A11
A21
A32
A42
A55
A66
A77

 

Expected outcome for Count of Allegations is:  4  (Intake Id 1 & 2 match HCR Intake [Intake id])

 

2 ACCEPTED SOLUTIONS
FBergamaschi
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I would reduce te measure to only

Allegation Count NEW =
 CALCULATE(
    COUNTROWS( Allegations ),
    'HCR Intakes'
 )
 

If this helped, please consider giving kudos and mark as a solution

@me in replies or I'll lose your thread

consider voting this Power BI idea

Francesco Bergamaschi

MBA, M.Eng, M.Econ, Professor of BI

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techies
Super User
Super User

Hi @Txtcher please try this

 

Allegation =
CALCULATE(
    COUNTROWS(Allegations),
    TREATAS(VALUES('HCR Intakes'[Intake Id]), Allegations[Intake Id])
)
 
 
Power BI & Microsoft Fabric
PL-300 | DP-600 | DP-700 Certified

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Txtcher
Helper V
Helper V

Thank you @FBergamaschi  & @techies .  Both solutions work. 😁

And, the measure I created was not working because it was counting intakes, not allegations. Doh! 
Good grief.  

techies
Super User
Super User

Hi @Txtcher please try this

 

Allegation =
CALCULATE(
    COUNTROWS(Allegations),
    TREATAS(VALUES('HCR Intakes'[Intake Id]), Allegations[Intake Id])
)
 
 
Power BI & Microsoft Fabric
PL-300 | DP-600 | DP-700 Certified
FBergamaschi
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I would reduce te measure to only

Allegation Count NEW =
 CALCULATE(
    COUNTROWS( Allegations ),
    'HCR Intakes'
 )
 

If this helped, please consider giving kudos and mark as a solution

@me in replies or I'll lose your thread

consider voting this Power BI idea

Francesco Bergamaschi

MBA, M.Eng, M.Econ, Professor of BI

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