Count the string values in a column

[Anonymous]

Hi guys,

        I am new to power bi i want to count the Document no for all the dealers. when i use COUNT function i am getting an error as the column belongs to string datatype. Kindly provide me an alternative solution.

[v-alq-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Anonymous 

Based on your description, I created data to reproduce the scenario.

You may create a measure as follows.

Count =

SUMX (

    SUMMARIZE (

        'Table',

        'Table'[Dealer],

        'Table'[Document],

        "Result",

        VAR x =

            MAX ( 'Table'[Dealer] )

        RETURN

            CALCULATE (

                COUNTROWS ( 'Table' ),

                FILTER ( ALL ( 'Table' ), 'Table'[Dealer] = x )

            )

    ),

    [Result]

)

Result:

If I misunderstand your thought, please show me your error message, sample data and expected output. Do mask sensitive data before uploading. I am glad to solve the problem for you.

Best Regards,

Allan

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[Greg_Deckler]

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