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I want to apply filters from two tables to count a numbe of items using DAX. Is this possible? In Excel would use vlookup and pivot.
From the two tables, I want to see how many items in the Vegetables category are sold.
Table 1:
Item Category
Apples | Fruit |
Bananas | Fruit |
Belt | Accessory |
Betroot | Vegetable |
Candles | Kitchenware |
Carrots | Vegetable |
Chair | Lounge |
Eraser | School Material |
Foil Wraps | Kitchenware |
Ice Blocks | Misc |
Microwaves | Kitchenware |
Oranges | Fruit |
Peaches | Fruit |
Pencils | School Material |
Phones | Accessory |
Shirt | Clothing |
Shoes | Clothing |
Spinach | Vegetable |
Spoon | Kitchenware |
Table | Lounge |
Watch | Accessory |
Table2:
Items Status
Apples | Sold |
Bananas | Instock |
Belt | Instock |
Betroot | Sold |
Candles | Instock |
Carrots | Instock |
Chair | Instock |
Eraser | Sold |
Foil Wraps | Instock |
Ice Blocks | Sold |
Microwaves | Sold |
Oranges | Instock |
Peaches | Sold |
Pencils | Sold |
Phones | Instock |
Shirt | Instock |
Shoes | Sold |
Spinach | Sold |
Spoon | Sold |
Table | Instock |
Watch | Sold |
In case the item table is having unique items. Join both tables on items.
Use a formula like
calculate(count(table2[item]),table2[sold]="sold",table1[Category]="Vegetable")
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