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Free flowing text/date options
I want to build a dashboard where users can type department name and manager name manually and the table will populate all the colleagues falling under the manager in the mentioned department. I tried using power app dataverse but I dont have a dedicated environment. Is there any other option in Power BI desktop or Power BI app where I can create these textboxes and click enter will populate the required data?
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janani80 Hi!
You can use Translytical Task Flows in Power BI to allow users to enter data directly from a report and trigger an action through a button.
By combining user input controls with a Fabric data function, the values entered, such as the department and manager name, can be passed to a backend process. The function can then retrieve the relevant colleagues or write data back to a supported data source, and the report can be refreshed to display the result.
You can find an overview and the requirements here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/translytical-task-flow-overviewPlease note that this is a Fabric capability and requires a supported Fabric capacity and data source; it is not a native free-text filtering feature available in a standard Power BI Desktop report.
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