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Hi,
I'm trying to count the rows containing specific values.
I've tried this:
Table.FindText(PQPFocus[Vekt utenfor norm],2)
... but I'm getting a cyclic error.
My column [Vekt utenfor norm] contains the values 5, 2, norm, -2, -5.
I need to know how many rows contain the value 5, how many contains 2 and how many that contains the sum of those.
Any suggestions? 🙂
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Hello,
I would suggest you to use DAX instead of Power Query for your need.
Example:
NumberOfTwo = CALCULATE(
COUNT(PQPFocus[Vekt utenfor norm]),
PQPFocus[Vekt utenfor norm] = 2
)
For counting 2, use following (Replace Previous Step with your previous step)
= List.Count(List.FindText(#"Previous Step"[Vekt utenfor norm],"2"))
For any other value say 5, replace 2 with 5.
I used countrows, but I need it to give me the number in each row, not just mark the numbers with 1...
Hello,
I would suggest you to use DAX instead of Power Query for your need.
Example:
NumberOfTwo = CALCULATE(
COUNT(PQPFocus[Vekt utenfor norm]),
PQPFocus[Vekt utenfor norm] = 2
)
I tried applying this calc to my issue, but it didn't work, can you tell me what i did wrong? Or maybe I'm using it wrong. I have a survey table (Form1) with column [Language]. I'm trying to create a visual table that contains a column for where the survey originated [Center], and then column English with the total of English language surveys submitted for that center, and again with a column for Spanish. I thought i could just create a measure to count the occurange of English and add that to my table but the calc below does not work. The rest of the calc is valid, but it doesnt recognize "english". Maybe if I transform it to a numeric value? Thanks so much for your help!
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