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Count Text Values, but return ) not (Blank) - Power BI

Hi Folks

I created a measure to count how many Overdue projects appear in a list

Overdue Count = CALCULATE( COUNTROWS( 'Project Overview'), 'Project Overview'[Overdue Flag] = "Overdue")

I created the Overdue flag in the source table first, so line by line there is either Overdue / Near Due or blank cells

Where a Project Manager has no Overdue projects, the Measure returns (Blank) (in my card visual)
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Does anyone have any tips for telling the measure to return Zero instead?



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edhans
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Wrap your function with COALESCE.

So COALESCE([Your Measure], 0)

COALESCE returns the first non-blank value, so if Your Measure is blank, it will default to the 0.



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Anonymous
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Perfect Solution

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Thank You!

edhans
Community Champion
Community Champion

Wrap your function with COALESCE.

So COALESCE([Your Measure], 0)

COALESCE returns the first non-blank value, so if Your Measure is blank, it will default to the 0.



Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!
Did my answers help arrive at a solution? Give it a kudos by clicking the Thumbs Up!

DAX is for Analysis. Power Query is for Data Modeling


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MCSA: BI Reporting

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