Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Try your skills in the Power BI Dataviz World Championship! Round one ends June 26. Join now

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

Count Value Once in Column

Hello,

 

In the New Sale column I want to identify the first instance of the UnitRefNo, this can be based on the date or first receipt number.  

 

ReceiptNumberReceiptAmountPropertyIDUnitRefNoReceiptDateNew Sale
10257₦ 500,000.003275TR625115/11/2018 00:00New Sale
10258₦ 500,000.003275TR625115/11/2018 00:00New Sale
10259₦ 500,000.003275TR625116/11/2018 00:00 
10260₦ 500,000.003275TR625116/11/2018 00:00 

I saw the following code provided by @Zubair_Muhammad however is it returning duplicate values for the 'New Sale' whereas it should just be the first instance.

New Sale =
VAR IDCount =
CALCULATE ( COUNTROWS ( GetReceiptsData ), ALLEXCEPT ( GetReceiptsData, GetReceiptsData[UnitRefNo] ) ) = 1
VAR First_Date =
GetReceiptsData[ReceiptDate]
= CALCULATE ( FIRSTDATE( GetReceiptsData[ReceiptDate] ), ALLEXCEPT ( GetReceiptsData, GetReceiptsData[UnitRefNo] ) )
RETURN
IF ( OR ( IDCount, First_Date ), "New Sale" )

 

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
v-yuta-msft
Community Support
Community Support

@Anonymous ,

 

You may add a new value to discriminate if the ReceiptNumber is the first instance per ReceiptDate like below:

 
New Sale =
VAR IDCount =
    CALCULATE (
        COUNTROWS ( GetReceiptsData ),
        ALLEXCEPT ( GetReceiptsData, GetReceiptsData[UnitRefNo] )
    ) = 1
VAR First_Date =
    GetReceiptsData[ReceiptDate]
        = CALCULATE (
            FIRSTDATE ( GetReceiptsData[ReceiptDate] ),
            ALLEXCEPT ( GetReceiptsData, GetReceiptsData[UnitRefNo] )
        )
VAR First_Instance =
    GetReceiptsData[ReceiptNumber]
        = CALCULATE (
            FIRSTDATE ( GetReceiptsData[ReceiptNumber] ),
            ALLEXCEPT ( GetReceiptsData, GetReceiptsData[UnitRefNo] )
        )
RETURN
    IF ( AND ( OR ( IDCount, First_Date ), First_Instance ), "New Sale" )

Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

View solution in original post

1 REPLY 1
v-yuta-msft
Community Support
Community Support

@Anonymous ,

 

You may add a new value to discriminate if the ReceiptNumber is the first instance per ReceiptDate like below:

 
New Sale =
VAR IDCount =
    CALCULATE (
        COUNTROWS ( GetReceiptsData ),
        ALLEXCEPT ( GetReceiptsData, GetReceiptsData[UnitRefNo] )
    ) = 1
VAR First_Date =
    GetReceiptsData[ReceiptDate]
        = CALCULATE (
            FIRSTDATE ( GetReceiptsData[ReceiptDate] ),
            ALLEXCEPT ( GetReceiptsData, GetReceiptsData[UnitRefNo] )
        )
VAR First_Instance =
    GetReceiptsData[ReceiptNumber]
        = CALCULATE (
            FIRSTDATE ( GetReceiptsData[ReceiptNumber] ),
            ALLEXCEPT ( GetReceiptsData, GetReceiptsData[UnitRefNo] )
        )
RETURN
    IF ( AND ( OR ( IDCount, First_Date ), First_Instance ), "New Sale" )

Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Helpful resources

Announcements
Fabric Data Days is here Carousel

Data Days 2026

Don't miss out on Data Days, June 15 through August 7. Learn Fabric, Power BI, SQL, AI and more.

May Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - May 2026

Check out the May 2026 Power BI update to learn about new features.

Power BI DataViz World Championships carousel

Power BI DataViz World Championships - June 2026

A new Power BI DataViz World Championship is coming this June! Don't miss out on submitting your entry.