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Ry5
Helper I
Helper I

Show First 3 selected values then a count

Hi, 
 I have a slicer and am using a card on which I want to show the first 3 selections, then a count of how many additional selections have been made. 
 I can make it show the first three OR a count if more than three are selected. 
 However I can't work out how to make it always show the first 3 no matter how many are selected.

Below is where I've got to, the _Top3 variable isn't working. The other two are fine.
Thank you!

VAR _Count = COUNTROWS( VALUES ('Table'[SlicerColum]) )
VAR _Concat = CONCATENATEX( VALUES('Table'[SlicerColumn]), 'Table1'[SlicerColumn], ", ")
VAR _Top3 = TOPN( 3, 'Table1', _Concat, ASC)

RETURN IF ( _Count > 3,
 _Top3 & " + " & (_Count - 3) & " more",
_Concat )

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@Ry5 try this:

Top 3 Measure =
-- Rename to ItemList & [Item] to simplify code
VAR ItemList =
    SELECTCOLUMNS (
        VALUES ( 'Table'[SlicerColumn] ),
        "Item", 'Table'[SlicerColumn]
    )
VAR _Count =
    COUNTROWS ( ItemList )
VAR _Top3 =
    TOPN ( 3, ItemList, [Item], ASC )
VAR _Concat =
    CONCATENATEX ( _Top3, [Item], ", ", [Item] )
RETURN
    _Concat
        & IF ( _Count > 3, " + " & ( _Count - 3 ) & " more" )

Regards, Owen


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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Ry5 , Try a measure like

 

VAR _Count = COUNTROWS( VALUES ('Table'[SlicerColum]) )
VAR _Top3 = CONCATENATEX( TOPN( 3, allseleccted('Table'[SlicerColumn]), _Count, ASC), [SlicerColumn] )
RETURN _Top3

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Hi, Thank you for the reply but this didn't work. It returns a full list of everything in the slicer. Even if I only select one option.

@Ry5 try this:

Top 3 Measure =
-- Rename to ItemList & [Item] to simplify code
VAR ItemList =
    SELECTCOLUMNS (
        VALUES ( 'Table'[SlicerColumn] ),
        "Item", 'Table'[SlicerColumn]
    )
VAR _Count =
    COUNTROWS ( ItemList )
VAR _Top3 =
    TOPN ( 3, ItemList, [Item], ASC )
VAR _Concat =
    CONCATENATEX ( _Top3, [Item], ", ", [Item] )
RETURN
    _Concat
        & IF ( _Count > 3, " + " & ( _Count - 3 ) & " more" )

Regards, Owen


Owen Auger
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Thank you, yes this works!

tamerj1
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I'm replying here jut to follow on all answers. Thank you

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