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Hello,
I have a large dataset where some of the data looks like this:
| Name | Test | Activity | DateStarted | DateCompleted | PercComplete | Key | _TestCompleteDate | _CompletedIndividual | _TestCompleteUpToLastMonth | _TestCompleteUpToLastMonth2 |
| A | x | 1 | 03/02/2022 | 25% | A-x | |||||
| A | x | 2 | 03/02/2022 | 25% | A-x | |||||
| A | x | 3 | 03/03/2022 | 04/04/2022 | 25% | A-x | ||||
| A | x | 4 | 06/03/2022 | 25% | A-x | |||||
| A | y | 1 | 04/02/2022 | 04/02/2022 | 100% | A-y | 04/05/2022 | A | 1 | 1 |
| A | y | 2 | 04/02/2022 | 04/02/2022 | 100% | A-y | 04/05/2022 | A | 1 | 1 |
| A | y | 3 | 04/05/2022 | 04/05/2022 | 100% | A-y | 04/05/2022 | A | 1 | 1 |
| B | z | 1 | 10/02/2022 | 60% | B-z | |||||
| B | z | 2 | 10/02/2022 | 10/02/2022 | 60% | B-z | ||||
| B | z | 3 | 10/02/2022 | 10/02/2022 | 60% | B-z | ||||
| B | z | 4 | 10/03/2022 | 10/13/2022 | 60% | B-z | ||||
| B | z | 5 | 10/05/2022 | 60% | B-z | |||||
| C | x | 1 | 10/10/2022 | 10/11/2022 | 100% | C-x | 10/13/2022 | C | 1 | 1 |
| C | x | 2 | 10/12/2022 | 10/12/2022 | 100% | C-x | 10/13/2022 | C | 1 | 1 |
| C | x | 3 | 10/12/2022 | 10/12/2022 | 100% | C-x | 10/13/2022 | C | 1 | 1 |
| C | x | 4 | 10/12/2022 | 10/13/2022 | 100% | C-x | 10/13/2022 | C | 1 | 1 |
| C | y | 1 | 10/13/2022 | 10/13/2022 | 100% | C-y | 03/29/2023 | C | ||
| C | y | 2 | 10/13/2022 | 10/13/2022 | 100% | C-y | 03/29/2023 | C | ||
| C | y | 3 | 10/29/2022 | 03/29/2023 | 100% | C-y | 03/29/2023 | C | ||
| D | z | 1 | 01/12/2023 | 01/12/2023 | 40% | D-z | ||||
| D | z | 2 | 01/12/2023 | 01/12/2023 | 40% | D-z | ||||
| D | z | 3 | 02/01/2023 | 40% | D-z | |||||
| D | z | 4 | 02/01/2023 | 40% | D-z | |||||
| D | z | 5 | 02/01/2023 | 40% | D-z |
Where
Columns:
PercComplete = DIVIDE(CALCULATE(COUNTA('Table'[DateCompleted]), ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Key])), CALCULATE(COUNTA('Table'[Activity]), ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Key])), 0)
_CompletedIndividual = IF([PercComplete]=1, [Name], BLANK())
_TestCompleteDate = IF([PercComplete]=1, CALCULATE(MAX([DateCompleted]), ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Key])))
_TestCompleteUpToLastMonth = IF([_TestCompleteDate]<=TODAY()-30 && [_CompletedIndividual]<>BLANK(),1)
TestCompleteIndividuals = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Table'[Name]),FILTER('Table','Table'[_TestCompleteUpToLastMonth]=1))
_TestCompleteUpToLastMonth2 =
var maxcompldate =CALCULATE(MAX([_TestCompleteDate]), ALLEXCEPT('Table','Table'[Key]))
return IF(maxcompldate<=TODAY()-30 && [_CompletedIndividual]<>BLANK(),1)
TestCompleteIndividuals2 = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Table'[Name]),FILTER('Table','Table'[_TestCompleteUpToLastMonth2]=1))
What I am trying to achieve is calculate how many "Name"-s have completed all the "Activities" of a "Test" up until 30 days ago (measures TestCompleteIndividuals and TestCompleteIndividuals2).
A basic calculation of who completed all the activities is working just fine with the report visuals, but when I add the TestCompleteIndividuals and TestCompleteIndividuals2 measures working with [_TestCompleteDate]<=TODAY()-30 or maxcompldate<=TODAY()-30, the visuals that contain any of these measures take so long to load, they sometimes crash.
Is there a way to calculate how many "Name"-s have passed all the activities in a test up until a month ago that will not burden the report performance?
Many thanks for any input on the matter.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Please try
TestCompleteIndividuals =
COUNTROWS (
DISTINCT (
SELECTCOLUMNS (
FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[_TestCompleteUpToLastMonth] = 1 ),
"@Name", 'Table'[Name]
)
)
)
Thanks a lot for your help, Tamer, this is great. The visuals no longer have issues loading.
Any idea why this measures has performance issues in the given context as opposed to your approach?
TestCompleteIndividuals = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Table'[Name]),FILTER('Table','Table'[_TestCompleteUpToLastMonth]=1))
Thanks, and best regards!
"... counting unique values in complex reports can still create performance issues. The main reason for this is that DISTINCTCOUNT is a non-additive aggregation that must be computed for every cell in the report. Understanding the behavior of this aggregation can explain why other equivalent expressions that are slower in theory, can provide better performance in specific reports."
This is great, thanks, @tamerj1 !
Please try
TestCompleteIndividuals =
COUNTROWS (
DISTINCT (
SELECTCOLUMNS (
FILTER ( 'Table', 'Table'[_TestCompleteUpToLastMonth] = 1 ),
"@Name", 'Table'[Name]
)
)
)
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