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Anonymous
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Count values in a column

Hello, 

I am pretty new to Power BI and I am more used to MS Excel. 

I am trying to get Power BI to count the number of times each of these values repeats in each column. Each row represents a survey-taker, but I want to show the total count by requirement (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc)

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and then I would like to add a visual to show data, something like this: 

Ralv15389_1-1656496870501.png

 

I was able to do this pretty easily in excel with a composite "countif" formula but I haven't been able to find a way to this in Power BI. Can someone offer some guidance? thanks!

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Please use unpivot feature in Power Query Editor:

Before:

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After:

vjaywmsft_1-1657097784984.png

Create the visual:

vjaywmsft_2-1657097813277.png

 

Best Regards,

Jay

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Please use unpivot feature in Power Query Editor:

Before:

vjaywmsft_0-1657097770832.png

After:

vjaywmsft_1-1657097784984.png

Create the visual:

vjaywmsft_2-1657097813277.png

 

Best Regards,

Jay

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous , My advice would be to unpivot those columns and post that you can count

 

https://radacad.com/pivot-and-unpivot-with-power-bi
If this does not help
Can you share sample data and sample output in table format? Or a sample pbix after removing sensitive data.

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