COUNT(column) used to count rows
"COUNT(column) used to count rows" is one of the performance checks Auditabi runs on a Power BI semantic model. n expression(s) count a column to obtain a row count. It is a low-severity finding: hygiene and maintainability, worth fixing when you next touch the object. Use COUNTROWS(Table) for row counts; keep COUNT only when you deliberately exclude blanks.
What is detected
n expression(s) count a column to obtain a row count. COUNT skips blanks and is slower than COUNTROWS.
Why it matters
Hygiene and maintainability. Fix when touching the object.
How to fix it
Use COUNTROWS(Table) for row counts; keep COUNT only when you deliberately exclude blanks.
Reference
Tabular Editor BPA: Use COUNTROWS instead of COUNT
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