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laurent_rio
Helper I
Helper I

Filter in Union Function

Hi i have 3 tables 

 

1 is employee list 

Employee ID
1
2
3
4
5
6

 

2 is Employee Status 

Employee IDEmployee Status
1Active
3Active
4Terminated
5Active
7Active
8Terminated

 

 

I want to calculate total active employee based on table 1 and table 2 , the employee ID is distinct

My idea is use this function but i lost where i should put filter on table 2 where employee status = "active"

My Measure   =
    COUNTROWS (
        DISTINCT (
            UNION (
                VALUES ( Table1[EmployeeID] ),
                VALUES ( Table2[EmployeeID] ),
                           )
        )
    )

 

Please help

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v-deddai1-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @laurent_rio ,

 

Please use the following measure.

 

My Measure = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Employee ID'[Employee ID]),FILTER('Employee ID',LOOKUPVALUE('Employee Status'[Employee Status],'Employee Status'[Employee ID],'Employee ID'[Employee ID]) = "active"))

 

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

 

Best Regards,

Dedmon Dai

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v-deddai1-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @laurent_rio ,

 

Please use the following measure.

 

My Measure = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT('Employee ID'[Employee ID]),FILTER('Employee ID',LOOKUPVALUE('Employee Status'[Employee Status],'Employee Status'[Employee ID],'Employee ID'[Employee ID]) = "active"))

 

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

 

Best Regards,

Dedmon Dai

AllisonKennedy
Super User
Super User

@laurent_rio  You don't need a UNION here - union will stack both tables on top of each other. 

 

Does the status table have each employee multiple times? Is there a date field to indicate the most recent entry and therefore current status? 

 

Are these two tables related in the data model?


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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@laurent_rio , You need to a common table

 

Employee ID  = DISTINCT (
UNION (
all ( Table1[EmployeeID] ),
all ( Table2[EmployeeID] ),
)
)

 

You can now join it with both table and get status from table 2 in visual

 

Or add a new column in Employee ID  table

 

maxx(filter(Table2, Table[Employee ID] = 'Employee ID'[Employee ID]), Table2[Employee Status])

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