counting records per user

[davidi4524]

hi, i have a table that contain the fo,owing colums:

name           date

jonthan       19/11/2017

jonthan       20/11/2017

josef             20/11/2017

omar             20/11/2017

jonthan          20/11/2017

josef               19/11/2017

i whant to create a related table that show the folowing information when i select the dates between 19/11/2017 and 20/11/2017

name      total days

jonthan       3

josef            2 

omar            1 

what is the correct syntax to create  a calculate column ??

thanks.

[Ashish_Mathur · Accepted solution]

Hi @davidi4524,

Look at your original question carefully - COUNT is exactly what you wanted.  Anyways, for your changed question now, try this

=DISTINCTCOUNT(Data[Date])

[Anonymous]

If you want simply display the table, you can do that with just a couple clicks using the Table visual. Just drag the 'Name' column onto the table twice. Click the drop down arrow and select 'Count'. Then, create a filter using your Date column. Be sure that it's formatted as a date or date/time or you won't see the slider, you'll see check boxes.

 

If you want to create a brand new table...

1. Enter the Query Editor
2. Right-click the table and select 'Duplicate'
3. With the new table selected, click 'Group By' from the 'Transform' section of the home ribbon
4. Choose to group by your Name column
5. Choose the Operation 'Count Rows'
6. Click 'OK'

[davidi4524]

ok but i need to count distinct the numbers of the records per the username between dates. this solusion is only make a subtotal per username

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

If you want a distinct count for my solution, simply select 'Distinct Count' from the dropdown instead of 'Count'.

[davidi4524]

ok but i need to count distinct the numbers of the records per the username between dates. this solusion is only make a subtotal per username

[Ashish_Mathur · Accepted solution]

Hi @davidi4524,

Look at your original question carefully - COUNT is exactly what you wanted.  Anyways, for your changed question now, try this

=DISTINCTCOUNT(Data[Date])

[Ashish_Mathur]

Hi,

This should not be a calculated column but a measure.  Drag the Name, create a date slicer  and make any selection.  Then use this measure

=COUNTROWS(Data)

Hope this helps.

[davidi4524]

sorry, i'm new to the dax language.  what execly the syntax to make it?

[v-ljerr-msft]

Hi @davidi4524,

Have you tried the solution provided above? Does it work in your scenario? If it works, could you accept it as solution to close this thread?

If you still have any question on this issue, feel free to post here. 

Regards