Count Unique Entries Multiple Criteria

I would like to count the number of unique employees who have submitted an entry per quarter.

Here's the formula I tried:

=COUNT(DISTINCT(COLLECT(Employee:Employee, YRQtr:YRQtr, YRQtr@row, [Idea Approved/Denied]:[Idea Approved/Denied], "Approved")))

Always returns a value of 1.

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  • SSFeatures
    SSFeatures ✭✭✭
    Answer ✓

    Hi @Jennifer Lindquist,

    I just tested out your formula and it worked perfectly for me:

    =COUNT(DISTINCT(COLLECT(Employee:Employee, YRQtr:YRQtr, YRQtr@row, Status:Status, "Approved")))
    

    Can you try creating a second sheet with just a couple rows and columns, and see if the formula works for you on a different sheet? Maybe something is going on with your main sheet that we need to figure out.

    Cheers!

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  • SSFeatures
    SSFeatures ✭✭✭
    Answer ✓

    Hi @Jennifer Lindquist,

    I just tested out your formula and it worked perfectly for me:

    =COUNT(DISTINCT(COLLECT(Employee:Employee, YRQtr:YRQtr, YRQtr@row, Status:Status, "Approved")))
    

    Can you try creating a second sheet with just a couple rows and columns, and see if the formula works for you on a different sheet? Maybe something is going on with your main sheet that we need to figure out.

    Cheers!

    SSFeatures - The browser extension that adds more features into SmartSheet.

    • Automatic sorting, sorting with filters, saving sort settings
    • Spell checking
    • Report PDF generator that supports grouped and summarized reports

  • Jennifer Lindquist
    Jennifer Lindquist ✭✭✭
    edited 10/10/24

    It did work in a new sheet. Odd.

    So… I ended up referencing the current sheet to a new sheet and got it to work. Thank you, but I really wish it would've worked on the original.

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