Count Unique Cell Once In Five Columns

Hi Guys,

I have a question regarding an issue, that I cannot seem to find an answer to.

I have 6 columns, where column A got the filenames i need to check, and report the issues on five different columns B:F based on their issues.

Issues count are five and they are as below:

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Please find an example of the sheet in the attached, to better understand my question.

The thing is, if an issue was mentioned for any file before, it must be counted once. Like the cell A2 or Show 1, it has the same issue in Column B and Column C, so the issue must be counted once not twice.

Appreciate your fast help.

Thanks.

You did not explain what you want as your answer. One count per row, or one for the whole table. This gives a unique count per row:

=SUMPRODUCT(1/COUNTIF(B2:F2,B2:F2&""))-1

in G2, copied down.

OK. With the issues in H2:H6, this array formula in I6:

=SUM(--(MMULT(--($B$2:$F$19=H2),TRANSPOSE(COLUMN($B$2:$F$19)))>0))

Array Formulae are a little different from ordinary formulae in that they MUST be confirmed in the FIRST CELL ONLY by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to activate the array, not just ENTER. After that, the array can be dragged down as normal, to cover the desired range.

You will know the array is active when you see curly brackets { } - or "curly braces" for those of you in the USA, or "flower brackets" for those of you in India - appear around the outside of your formula. If you do not use CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER you will (almost always) get an error message or an incorrect answer. Press F2 on that cell and try again.

Don't type the curly brackets yourself - it won't work...

You're welcome.

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