COUNTA

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COUNTA is a DAX function that counts the number of values in a column.

Syntax

COUNTA( ColumnName )
Argument Properties Description
ColumnName The column that contains the values to be counted.

Return Values

A whole number.

Remarks

  • When the function does not find any rows to count, the function returns a blank.

  • Unlike COUNT, COUNTA supports Boolean data type.

  • This function is not supported for use in DirectQuery mode when used in calculated columns or row-level security (RLS) rules.

Example

The following example returns the number of all rows in the Reseller table that have any kind of value in the column that stores phone numbers.

= COUNTA(Reseller[Phone])

Other functions related to COUNTA are:

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Microsoft documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/counta-function-dax

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