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Count

Owned by Elvis Kvalbergs
Last updated: Aug 31, 2022 by Gvido

Returns the number of tuples in a set.

Empty cells are included unless ExcludeEmpty optional flag is used.

Syntax

 Count( Set_Expression [ , ( ExcludeEmpty | IncludeEmpty ) ] )
OR
 Set_Expression.Count

Arguments

Set_Expression

MDX expression that returns set.

ExcludeEmpty

Empty cells are included unless this optional flag is used.

Examples

Following example counts for how many new customers are added at the current date.

NonZero(Count(
  Filter(
    NonEmptyCrossJoin(
      Descendants(
        [Customer].CurrentMember,
        [Customer].[Customer]
       ),
      [Measures].[Invoice amount]),
      [Measures].[Invoice amount] > 0 AND
      [Measures].[Invoice amount] = (Sum(PreviousPeriods([Time].CurrentHierarchyMember), [Measures].[Invoice amount])) +[Measures].[Invoice amount]
   )
  )
)