counting unique value based on multiple column values that changes with Filter

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

I am trying to change the value of a alculated coulmn based on filtere selection.

I have the following table with columns ( software, user, region ) and have created the total unique number of user that uses a software.

I have done it two seperate ways so far:

1) a calculated column :

column = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(mockup[User]),ALLexcept(mockup,mockup[software]))

2) a calculated table :

Table =SUMMARIZE(mockup,mockup[software],"distinct users",CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(mockup[user]))) 

which works well:

but if I want to add a slicer based on region the values do not change. I would like to to see this when US is selected on the slicer:

Ansys        1               ------  (only user A)

Coreo        2              ------  (user A+D)

Microsoft  2               ------  (user A+D)

Can anyone help to fix this?

Thank you

[jdbuchanan71 · Accepted solution]

Hello @Anonymous 

It seems like just a simple measure would do what you want.

Users = DISTINCTCOUNT( software[User] )

It respects whatever filter flows into the measure (row, column, slicer, etc).

[jdbuchanan71 · Accepted solution]

Hello @Anonymous 

It seems like just a simple measure would do what you want.

Users = DISTINCTCOUNT( software[User] )

It respects whatever filter flows into the measure (row, column, slicer, etc).

[Anonymous]

Hi @jdbuchanan71 

Thank you for taking your time to reply to my post. 

I was not able to replicate your formula can you explain more on how to apply it?

just to be more accurate, my table name is "mockup" with three columns with names "software","user" and "region" . in your formula I see that "user" is a column of table "software". could you please calify more ?

Thank you,

[jdbuchanan71]

Hello @Anonymous 

You would just change it to:

Users = DISTINCTCOUNT( mockup[User] )

[Anonymous]

Hi @jdbuchanan71 

This is what I get when US is filtered:

and the table with no filter applied :

I

I am not sure what I am missing here.

[Cmcmahan · Accepted solution]

I'm not sure what extra steps you're taking here. 

You literally create a new measure with this expression and put it into the table with the software

UserCount = DISTINCTCOUNT(mockup[user])

You don't even need to use a measure for something this simple.  You can drag User into the values, click the down arrow, and select Count(distinct).

Here's a .pbix with the data you gave and a table with 2 ways of counting users: https://drive.google.com/open?id=15Hxkc2p0D82A7S_t7MOjI2tOn40kGbgK

[jdbuchanan71]

Don't add my formula as a calculated column, add it as a measure.