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froxas
Helper II
Helper II

count active users and new user from log events

I have a login events table like that

froxas_0-1634927394370.png

where is event Id, user id and date.

 

I need to count  active users and new users per selected period.

new user is the user who is in selected period and no in previous periods.

active user is user who is in seletced period and can be found in past periods

 

how can i check id user is in one period and another and oposite.

 

link to pbix file 

 

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CNENFRNL
Community Champion
Community Champion

#All Usr = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(events[user_id]),REMOVEFILTERS())
#New Usr = 
COUNTROWS(
    FILTER(
        VALUES( events[user_id] ),
        NOT events[user_id]
            IN SELECTCOLUMNS(
                FILTER( ALL( events ), events[event date] < MIN( Calendar[Date] ) ),
                "@usr", events[user_id]
            )
    )
)
#Active Usr = 
COUNTROWS(
    FILTER(
        VALUES( events[user_id] ),
        events[user_id]
            IN SELECTCOLUMNS(
                FILTER( ALL( events ), events[event date] < MIN( Calendar[Date] ) ),
                "@usr", events[user_id]
            )
    )
)
#Lost Usr = 
CALCULATE(
    DISTINCTCOUNT( events[user_id] ),
    FILTER(
        SELECTCOLUMNS(
            FILTER( ALL( events ), events[event date] < MIN( Calendar[Date] ) ),
            "@usr", events[user_id]
        ),
        NOT [@usr] IN VALUES( events[user_id] )
    ),
    ALL()
)

Screenshot 2021-10-23 021806.png


Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension!

DAX is simple, but NOT EASY!

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CNENFRNL
Community Champion
Community Champion

#All Usr = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(events[user_id]),REMOVEFILTERS())
#New Usr = 
COUNTROWS(
    FILTER(
        VALUES( events[user_id] ),
        NOT events[user_id]
            IN SELECTCOLUMNS(
                FILTER( ALL( events ), events[event date] < MIN( Calendar[Date] ) ),
                "@usr", events[user_id]
            )
    )
)
#Active Usr = 
COUNTROWS(
    FILTER(
        VALUES( events[user_id] ),
        events[user_id]
            IN SELECTCOLUMNS(
                FILTER( ALL( events ), events[event date] < MIN( Calendar[Date] ) ),
                "@usr", events[user_id]
            )
    )
)
#Lost Usr = 
CALCULATE(
    DISTINCTCOUNT( events[user_id] ),
    FILTER(
        SELECTCOLUMNS(
            FILTER( ALL( events ), events[event date] < MIN( Calendar[Date] ) ),
            "@usr", events[user_id]
        ),
        NOT [@usr] IN VALUES( events[user_id] )
    ),
    ALL()
)

Screenshot 2021-10-23 021806.png


Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension!

DAX is simple, but NOT EASY!

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