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dwedding3
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3 years ago
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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...
  • kpost's avatar
    3 years ago

    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.