Compare to columns and count how many values are not the same

[thomasuponor]

I am looking for a way to count how many values on Visits[Regarding Account] ARE NOT on Accounts[Account Name]. In below example the result should be 2 (C and E).

The data is two columns in two different tables.

Visits[Regarding Account]	Accounts[Account Name]
A	A
A	B
A	C
B	D
D	E

Thx
Thomas

 

[JustynaMK]

Hi Thomas,

I think the easiest solution would be to use DAX.

You can either use "New table" and show the accounts that are not in Visits table:

Alternatively, you can create a "New measure" and present the count of accounts that appear in the table presented above (I guess this is the result you wish to retrieve):

I hope it helps.

Cheers,
Justyna

 

[thomasuponor]

Hi Thomas,

I think the easiest solution would be to use DAX.

You can either use "New table" and show the accounts that are not in Visits table:
View attachment 31723

Alternatively, you can create a "New measure" and present the count of accounts that appear in the table presented above (I guess this is the result you wish to retrieve):
View attachment 31724

I hope it helps.

Cheers,
Justyna

Hi Justyna,

Thanks for your valuable feedback.

Creating a "new measure" would be preferable.
I can't get your above formula to work.
As I understand the formula it does not take the columns into account. Is that correct?

Best
Thomas

 

[JustynaMK]

Hi Thomas,

That is correct, it references the whole table.
Can you please try the first bit of the formula (create new table) and see if it returns the desired accounts (C&E)? Also, can you let me know if your tables are having more columns and if they are linked by any relationship in your data model?

 

[thomasuponor]

Hi Thomas,

That is correct, it references the whole table.
Can you please try the first bit of the formula (create new table) and see if it returns the desired accounts (C&E)? Also, can you let me know if your tables are having more columns and if they are linked by any relationship in your data model?

Hi Justyna,
Yes, the tables have around 20 columns each - so I believe we need a formula pointing directly at each column.
The tables are only linked by relationship to calendar table. So there are no direct relationship between the two tables ("Visits" and "Accounts")

Best
Thomas

 

[JustynaMK]

Ahh okay, thanks Thomas.

In that case, here's your Table measure:

ShowAccounts = 
    var tempAccounts = VALUES(Accounts[Account Name])
    var tempVisits = VALUES(Visits[Regarding Account])
    var Result = EXCEPT(tempAccounts, tempVisits)
return
    Result

...and your DAX measure:

CountAccounts = 
    var tempAccounts = VALUES(Accounts[Account Name])
    var tempVisits = VALUES(Visits[Regarding Account])
    var Result = EXCEPT(tempAccounts, tempVisits)
return
    COUNTROWS(Result)

 

[thomasuponor]

Ahh okay, thanks Thomas.

In that case, here's your Table measure:

ShowAccounts =
    var tempAccounts = VALUES(Accounts[Account Name])
    var tempVisits = VALUES(Visits[Regarding Account])
    var Result = EXCEPT(tempAccounts, tempVisits)
return
    Result

View attachment 31730

...and your DAX measure:

CountAccounts =
    var tempAccounts = VALUES(Accounts[Account Name])
    var tempVisits = VALUES(Visits[Regarding Account])
    var Result = EXCEPT(tempAccounts, tempVisits)
return
    COUNTROWS(Result)

View attachment 31732

Wow, nice job
This is really amazing.

 

[JustynaMK]

I'm glad it's all working for you. Take care.