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Help creating a bar graph that counts values found in strings
Hello!
Here's the issue I'm having:
So I have a column that contains multiple values in each cell, and I need to measure the total number of times a specific value appears in said column.
For example, a column contains the colors of a flag.
America: red|white|blue
UK: red|white|blue
Ukraine: blue|yellow
Mexico: red|white|green
how can I get a graph that finds the number of times a single color appears, such as:
Red: 3
white: 3
blue: 3
yellow: 1
green: 1
Thanks
In Power query, add a column like this:
= Text.Split([Flag_Colors], "|")
Expand the list column.
Add a column with the value 1.
Sum that column in your visual with the Color name as the legend value or as a column in the table or whatever the case may be.
IF this messes with other data in your report, then make a copy of the table first and then do this.
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In Power query, add a column like this:
= Text.Split([Flag_Colors], "|")
Expand the list column.
Add a column with the value 1.
Sum that column in your visual with the Color name as the legend value or as a column in the table or whatever the case may be.
IF this messes with other data in your report, then make a copy of the table first and then do this.