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Distinct count of active employees over time period

Hello.
 
I am strugglig to get my number of employees by month right. The issue is that some employees hold two positions and appear each month twice. I don't know how to include "if a variable is true, count distinct"  into my formula below.  The 'Var result' with the 'if' formula does not work. 
 
Distinct count of active employees =
VAR currentDate =
    MAX ( 'DimDates'[Dates] )
VAR _active =
        FILTER (
            FactEmployement,
            ('FactEmployement'[Ansatt fra] <= currentDate
                && OR((FactEmployement[Ansatt til] >= currentDate ), ISBLANK(FactEmployement[Ansatt til]))
        )
    )
    VAR result = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(FactEmployement[Ansattnr]),IF(_active=1,1,0))
    Return result
 
I would appreciate any suggestion!
Thanks in advance!
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Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I am not sure how your datamodel looks like, but please try disconnect the relationship between date table and fact table. And then try the below measure.

 

Distinct count of active employees =
VAR _active =
    SUMMARIZE (
        FILTER (
            FactEmployement,
            (
                'FactEmployement'[Ansatt fra] <= MAX ( 'DimDates'[Dates] )
                    && OR (
                        ( FactEmployement[Ansatt til] >= MIN ( 'DimDates'[Dates] ) ),
                        ISBLANK ( FactEmployement[Ansatt til] )
                    )
            )
        ),
        FactEmployement[Ansattnr]
    )
VAR result =
    COUNTROWS ( _active )
RETURN
    result

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Ashish_Mathur
Super User
Super User

Hi,

Share some data and show the expected result.


Regards,
Ashish Mathur
http://www.ashishmathur.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/excelenthusiasts/
Jihwan_Kim
Super User
Super User

Hi,

I am not sure how your datamodel looks like, but please try disconnect the relationship between date table and fact table. And then try the below measure.

 

Distinct count of active employees =
VAR _active =
    SUMMARIZE (
        FILTER (
            FactEmployement,
            (
                'FactEmployement'[Ansatt fra] <= MAX ( 'DimDates'[Dates] )
                    && OR (
                        ( FactEmployement[Ansatt til] >= MIN ( 'DimDates'[Dates] ) ),
                        ISBLANK ( FactEmployement[Ansatt til] )
                    )
            )
        ),
        FactEmployement[Ansattnr]
    )
VAR result =
    COUNTROWS ( _active )
RETURN
    result

If this post helps, then please consider accepting it as the solution to help other members find it faster, and give a big thumbs up.


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Click here to schedule a short Teams meeting to discuss your question.

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was looking for! 

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