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timward10
Helper II
1 year ago
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Count formula

Hi, 

 

I want to count the number of times a field has a number entered, from January to Dec. In excel, I would just use a count formula and reference the columns, what should I use within PBI? 

 

Thanks

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Hi timward10 ,

     

    Firstly make sure the data type of your columns is whole number.

    Then you can create a Table visualization and add columns you need with Count Function.

    Power BI will show blank if there is no data. 

    If you want to show 0 instead of blank, you need to create 12 measures due to your data model.

    The measures are similar, they look like as below.

    Count Number Jan 25 = CALCULATE(COUNT('Table'[Total Rev Jan 25]))+0

    ...

    Result is as below.

     

    Best Regards,
    Rico Zhou

     

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

     

     

4 Replies

  • timward10 , Use this

    CountNumbers = COUNTROWS(
    FILTER(
    YourTable,
    ISNUMBER(YourTable[YourField]) &&
    YourTable[DateColumn] >= DATE(Year, 1, 1) &&
    YourTable[DateColumn] <= DATE(Year, 12, 31)
    )
    )

    • timward10's avatar
      timward10
      Helper II

       

      Table is attached, I would expect to see all of them columns return zero, apart from the ones that have numbers in, they would return one and so on. 

       

      What fields are you referencing in your formula? 

       

      Thanks 

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable

        Hi timward10 ,

         

        Firstly make sure the data type of your columns is whole number.

        Then you can create a Table visualization and add columns you need with Count Function.

        Power BI will show blank if there is no data. 

        If you want to show 0 instead of blank, you need to create 12 measures due to your data model.

        The measures are similar, they look like as below.

        Count Number Jan 25 = CALCULATE(COUNT('Table'[Total Rev Jan 25]))+0

        ...

        Result is as below.

         

        Best Regards,
        Rico Zhou

         

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