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In my data set I need to take a count or distinct count of a unqiue ID depending on a column value. In the below example, if the Value is A or C I need to take a count of the Unique ID and if the Value is B I need to take a distinct count. The Expected Result is what I would need the data to be represented as in a single visualization. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I keep going in circles.
Data Example | |||
Value | ID | Unique ID | Count Type |
A | 12345 | A12345 | Count |
A | 12345 | A12345 | |
A | 12345 | A12345 | |
B | 13579 | B13579 | Distinct |
B | 13579 | B13579 | |
B | 54321 | B54321 | |
B | 54321 | B54321 | |
B | 97531 | B97531 | |
C | 11223 | C11223 | Count |
C | 99887 | C99887 |
Expected Result | |
Value | Total |
A | 3 |
B | 3 |
C | 2 |
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Hi @Anonymous ,
I took what you provided and was able to tweak it a little to get what I needed. Here is where I ended up at when creating the measure. Thanks for the assistance.
Hi @Anonymous
Use matrix chart instead of table chart
Or
Create is as a column instead of measure.
Hi @Anonymous ,
I took what you provided and was able to tweak it a little to get what I needed. Here is where I ended up at when creating the measure. Thanks for the assistance.
HI @Anonymous
You can try
_count =
Switch(TRUE(),
'A',COUNT(COL),
'B',DISTINCTCOUNT(COL),
'C',COUNT(COL))
Hi @Anonymous ,
I am able to create a measure with the formula suggested, but when adding the measure to a visual I receive the following error "Function 'SWITCH' does not support comparing values of type True/False with values of type Text. Consider using the VALUE or FORMAT function to convert one of the values."
Regards,
Eric
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