DAX Function Guide
DISTINCT (column)
Sam McKay
CEO & Founder
How does the DISTINCT (column) work?
DISTINCT (column) Formula Syntax
DISTINCT(
<column>
)
How do you use the DISTINCT (column)?
The DISTINCT (Column) Function is mainly used for DAX deduplication based on a column. This means that the duplicate values from a column are eliminated and only unique values are kept.
Related Blog Posts
Loading
Considerations when using the DISTINCT (column)?
The results of DISTINCT are affected by the current filter context. If you use the formula to create a measure, the results would change whenever the table was filtered to show only a particular region or a time period.
Related Video Tutorials
Loading
Formula examples using the DISTINCT (column)
=COUNTROWS(DISTINCT(InternetSales_USD[CustomerKey]))
=COUNTROWS(DISTINCT(Dim[Dim]))
= COUNTROWS (DISTINCT (Sales[Salesperson ID]))
Related Courses
Loading