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

View all the Fabric Data Days sessions on demand. View schedule

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

DAX for Counting the Number of Times a Specific Word Appears in a Column

I tried using 

 

NewMeasure = CALCULATE(COUNT(TableName[ColumnName]) , (TableName[ColumnName])="Insert Word Here")

 

Yet for some reason it doesn't register the table name/column name after the commma. Would appreciate any input. 

3 REPLIES 3
v-yuta-msft
Community Support
Community Support

@Anonymous ,

 

Have you solved your issue by now? If you have, could you please help mark the correct answer to finish the thread? Your contribution will be much appreciated.

 

Regards,

Jimmy Tao

v-yuta-msft
Community Support
Community Support

@Anonymous,

 

What's the specific error message? You may also modify your measure using DAX below:

NewMeasure =
CALCULATE (
    COUNT ( TableName[ColumnName] ),
    FILTER ( TableName, TableName[ColumnName] = "Insert Word Here" )
)

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.

alexvc
Resolver I
Resolver I

Have you tried COUNTX ?

 

It should look something like: NewMeasure = COUNTX(TableName , [ColumnName]="Insert Word Here")

Helpful resources

Announcements
November Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - November 2025

Check out the November 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

Fabric Data Days Carousel

Fabric Data Days

Advance your Data & AI career with 50 days of live learning, contests, hands-on challenges, study groups & certifications and more!

FabCon Atlanta 2026 carousel

FabCon Atlanta 2026

Join us at FabCon Atlanta, March 16-20, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.

Top Solution Authors
Top Kudoed Authors