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CG_pbi
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Formula to cumulate distinct count

Hello,

i have tried to find a solution on this forum, but im not an expert of DAX, especially when it involves dates... 

I have a table with 2 columns (userID and Month):

July 

UserA
JulyUserA
JulyUserB
AugustUserB
AugustUserC
SeptemberUserA
SeptemberUserD

 

I need to display per month the total of distinct users but if they exist previously they should not be count again. 

I should obtain: 

  • July: 2
  • August: 3 (2 in july + 1 new in august)
  • September: 4 (3 august + 1 new in sept)

 

I am able to get distinct count per month, but i cant manage to filter then if they exist previously or not.. 

Thank you for your help! 

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VahidDM
Super User
Super User

Hi @CG_pbi 

 

First, add a new column with this code to convert Month Name to Number:

Month No. = month(DATEVALUE("2021/"&'Table'[Month]&"/1"))

 Then use this measure to find the distinct count :

Measure = 
VAR _A =
    MAX ( 'Table'[Month No.] )
RETURN
    CALCULATE (
        DISTINCTCOUNT ( 'Table'[userID ] ),
        FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), 'Table'[Month No.] <= _A )
    )

 

output:

VahidDM_0-1633094063915.png

 

 

If this post helps, please consider accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Appreciate your Kudos!!

 

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VahidDM
Super User
Super User

Hi @CG_pbi 

 

First, add a new column with this code to convert Month Name to Number:

Month No. = month(DATEVALUE("2021/"&'Table'[Month]&"/1"))

 Then use this measure to find the distinct count :

Measure = 
VAR _A =
    MAX ( 'Table'[Month No.] )
RETURN
    CALCULATE (
        DISTINCTCOUNT ( 'Table'[userID ] ),
        FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), 'Table'[Month No.] <= _A )
    )

 

output:

VahidDM_0-1633094063915.png

 

 

If this post helps, please consider accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Appreciate your Kudos!!

 

This works perfectly!! Thank you for your help !

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