Count(Distinct(Collect Formula

I am trying to write a formula to return a count of the number of unique IDs market propject and then counted by market. From what I have been reading it seems like a count(distinct(collect formula is needed. Also, I might need a helper column on my source sheet to determine which rows are unique.

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  • SSFeatures
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    Hi @Smar Czar, just so that I understand better, you want to count the number of unique combinations of (ID, Project, Market)?

    You can create a helper column named "Key" with the following formula:

    =ID@row + "-" + Project@row + "-" + Market@row
    

    This helper column will act as a key that we can use to compare with other keys, to count the number of unique ones.

    Then this formula will collect the number of distinct ones:

    =COUNT(DISTINCT(Key:Key))
    

    I hope this helps!

    Nathan Braun (Founder of SSFeatures) (nathan@ssfeatures.com) (LinkedIn)

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  • SSFeatures
    SSFeatures ✭✭✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓

    Hi @Smar Czar, just so that I understand better, you want to count the number of unique combinations of (ID, Project, Market)?

    You can create a helper column named "Key" with the following formula:

    =ID@row + "-" + Project@row + "-" + Market@row
    

    This helper column will act as a key that we can use to compare with other keys, to count the number of unique ones.

    Then this formula will collect the number of distinct ones:

    =COUNT(DISTINCT(Key:Key))
    

    I hope this helps!

    Nathan Braun (Founder of SSFeatures) (nathan@ssfeatures.com) (LinkedIn)

    SSFeatures makes Smartsheet way easier to use and it saves you hours of work every week. It adds essential features into Smartsheet to save you time. For example: — Auto Sorting — Sorting with Filters — Report PDF Generation — Copy and Paste Conditional Formats — Copy and Paste Automation Workflows — Column Manager — and so many more.

  • Smar Czar
    Smar Czar ✭✭✭

    Thank you @SSFeatures ! It worked. Appreciate your help as always.

  • SSFeatures
    SSFeatures ✭✭✭✭✭✭

    @Smar Czar You're welcome! Glad it worked!

    Nathan Braun (Founder of SSFeatures) (nathan@ssfeatures.com) (LinkedIn)

    SSFeatures makes Smartsheet way easier to use and it saves you hours of work every week. It adds essential features into Smartsheet to save you time. For example: — Auto Sorting — Sorting with Filters — Report PDF Generation — Copy and Paste Conditional Formats — Copy and Paste Automation Workflows — Column Manager — and so many more.

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