Count from multiple columns.

[AnkurSharma]

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to show Distinct names and there count in table . 

Task is to show names and there count in three columns, It is possible name appears in all three column then count will be 3. If its blank then Ignore. 

 As shown in below example:

This is how my data looks like.

Name 1	Count Name 1	Name 2	Count Name 2	Name 3	Count Name 3
Abc		Def	1	Fgh	1
Def		Fgh	1	Abc	1
Abc	1	Abc	1	Abc	1
def	1	Abc		Xyz	1
Ghi	1	Def		GhI	1

I am trying to show names and there count of null as shown in below table.

Name	Count
Abc	4
Def	2
Ghi	2
Xyz	1

I tried Unpivot but it didnt pick value from other columns.

Thanks for your help.

[v-yueyunzh-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi , @AnkurSharma 

Accoridng to your description, you want to "Count from multiple columns".

Here are the steps you can refer to :

(1)My test data is the same as yours.

(2)You can add a step after the previous steps in Power Query Editor (Insert Step After)

And then you can put this code in it:

= Table.SelectColumns(#"Changed Type",{"Name 1","Count Name 1"}) & 
 Table.RenameColumns(Table.SelectColumns(#"Changed Type",{"Name 2","Count Name 2"}),{{"Name 2", "Name 1"},{"Count Name 2", "Count Name 1"}})  & 
Table.RenameColumns(Table.SelectColumns(#"Changed Type",{"Name 3","Count Name 3"}),{{"Name 3", "Name 1"},{"Count Name 3", "Count Name 1"}})

Then we can get the table like this:

Then we just need to put the fields  on the visual and we can meet your need:

Thank you for your time and sharing, and thank you for your support and understanding of PowerBI! 

Best Regards,

Aniya Zhang

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[AnkurSharma]

Thanks Aniya Zhang