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Viswa1127
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Count values in a column

Hi All,

I am trying to count the values in one column in my table but it is counting blank values also. How to neglect blank values. Any ideas?

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When i apply count it is counting blank values also. Thanks in advance!

 

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BA_Pete
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Hi @Viswa1127 ,

 

Try using either of these:

_option1 = DISTINCTCOUNTNOBLANK(yourTable[yourColumn])

_option2 = COUNT(yourTable[yourColumn]) - COUNTBLANK(yourTable[yourColumn])

 

Pete



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BA_Pete
Super User
Super User

Hi @Viswa1127 ,

 

Try using either of these:

_option1 = DISTINCTCOUNTNOBLANK(yourTable[yourColumn])

_option2 = COUNT(yourTable[yourColumn]) - COUNTBLANK(yourTable[yourColumn])

 

Pete



Now accepting Kudos! If my post helped you, why not give it a thumbs-up?

Proud to be a Datanaut!




@BA_Pete ,
Thanks alot first one I have tried. I am not aware of countblank() function it is solving my problem.

Viswa1127
Frequent Visitor

Hi, How it is help in my current scenario? I just want the count of values in column whithout including the blanks!

 

Burningsuit
Resident Rockstar
Resident Rockstar

Hi @Viswa1127 

You need to understand how the DAX language works with blanks and Zeros, luckily, we've written a blog on exactly that subject.

This should answer your questions.

How DAX Treats Nulls & Zeros | Power BI Guide | Burningsuit

hope this helps

Stuart 

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