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hpatel247
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8 years ago
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running totals count

Hi,

 

I'm trying to show a cumulative total count of users per month but not sure how to do this. So far i have managed to get close to it however in my data, i can have multiple users in the same month but it counts each row. e.g in April i have 8 rows but 6 unique users, in May i have 4 users all unique you the total i would expect to show in May would be 10 (6 + 4) and so on each month

 

I'm using the below measure:

 

RunningTotal = var rowdata = FTE[Month] return CALCULATE(SUM(FTE[MTD]),FILTER(FTE,FTE[Month]<=rowdata && YEAR(FTE[Month])=YEAR(rowdata)))

 

Can someone help me with this as i have tried different methods from posts that are out there but they all are based on total sales or costs etc but i need one similar but as a cumulative count and not double counting if that makes sense.

 

regards

 

Hetal

  • Try the Running Total quick measure. You could potentially replace the SUM with COUNT for the aggregator. If you can post sample data could provide a more complete answer.

  • I belive you are looking for a measure like this:

     

    Running total of unique users per month = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(TableName[UserColumn]), FILTER(ALL(TableName), TableName[Month] <= TableName[Month])))

     

    More information on the data you are using would be helpful.

     

    Hope this helps!

  • p0nk's avatar
    p0nk
    8 years ago

    Distinct users = CALCULATE(COUNT(Table_Name[User ID]), FILTER(ALL(Table_Name), Table_Name[Month] <= MAX(Table_Name[Month])), VALUES(Table_Name[Category]))

     

    This measure will display a table like this:

    To 'fill-in the gaps' as in your example I think you would have to use a calculated column which is more difficult (and I am unsure of). This will give you the same results but leave the cells blank if no change has occured. You may be able to find a way to fuill in these gaps.

     

    Hope this helps!

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  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
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    Try the Running Total quick measure. You could potentially replace the SUM with COUNT for the aggregator. If you can post sample data could provide a more complete answer.

  • p0nk's avatar
    p0nk
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    I belive you are looking for a measure like this:

     

    Running total of unique users per month = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(TableName[UserColumn]), FILTER(ALL(TableName), TableName[Month] <= TableName[Month])))

     

    More information on the data you are using would be helpful.

     

    Hope this helps!

    • hpatel247's avatar
      hpatel247
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      Thanks for your response. I have replaced SUM with DISTINCTCOUNT and it works. However i now need to know how to count users more than once if they appear in 2 different categories.

       

      I have tried using COUNT and COUNTA but still doesn't count the user in each category. Is there a way round this

       

      regards

       

      Hetal

      • p0nk's avatar
        p0nk
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        I don't quite understand what you mean by different categorys? Are you able to post a sample of your data and an example of the result you want to achieve?