Count from Unique Criteria

  • Hello,


    My data is setup in this way:


    Date Day Area Product SalesmanName
    01/07/2021 Thu A1 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    01/07/2021 Thu A1 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    01/07/2021 Thu A1 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    01/07/2021 Thu A1 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    01/07/2021 Thu A1 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    01/07/2021 Thu A2 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    01/07/2021 Thu A2 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    01/07/2021 Thu A2 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    02/07/2021 Thu A1 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    02/07/2021 Thu A1 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    02/07/2021 Thu A1 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    02/07/2021 Thu A1 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    02/07/2021 Thu A1 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    02/07/2021 Thu A2 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    02/07/2021 Thu A2 Prod-1XN Salesman1
    02/07/2021 Thu A2 Prod-1XN Salesman1




    The Cell F2 has Salesman name and in G2, I need a formula, which will count the salesman visits in areas on all dates.


    So in this case, the formula should return 4 (on 1st July, he visited 2 areas, on 2nd July, he visited 2 areas).


    The pivot tables are counting salesman's name and giving me count of 16, which is not the right answer.


    Highly appreciate your help.


    Many thanks

  • Using Power Query, here is the Mcode to solve


    Code
    let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="Table1"]}[Content],
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}, {"Day", type text}, {"Area", type text}, {"Product", type text}, {"SalesmanName", type text}}),
    #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", {"Date", "SalesmanName"}, {{"Count", each Table.RowCount(Table.Distinct(_)), Int64.Type}})
    in
    #"Grouped Rows"

    Attached is a file you can follow the steps.


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