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TheCOUNTfunction counts the number of items in a field.
Syntax
COUNT(X)
Parameters
X- a field or expression that contains the items to be counted.
How theCOUNTfunction works
TheCOUNTfunction takes one parameter, which can be the name of a metric, dimension, or an expression of any type.COUNTreturns the total number of items in that field or expression, including duplicates.
To count only unique items, useCOUNT_DISTINCTorAPPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT.
There are 2 other ways to apply this function:
In a data source, change a field'sAggregationtype toCount.
COUNT(Page)- counts the number of non-unique values in thePagedimension.
Limits ofCOUNT
You can't apply this function to a pre-aggregated field (Aggregationtype ofAuto), or to an expression which is the result of another aggregation function. For example, a formula such asCOUNT(SUM(x))will produce an error.
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