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8 years ago

Cannor create relation between 2 tables

I have 2 tables:  Emp and Org. I need to create a relation between these 2 tables with the column "USERID" in both the tables.   However, both of them have duplicate values which i cannot remove. W...
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BobBI
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8 years ago

Creating an intermeidate table is the solution.

 

if you have User ID field available in both tables ( Emp  & Org) , then copy Emp Power query and stripout all the column ( only keep User ID) , Remove Duplicate and then connect both table to this new table with  M:1:M relationship .

 

You won't loose any data.

 

Hope this helps

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8 years ago

BobBI Greg_Deckler Hey i take the USER ID from the Emp table, remove duplicates and form the relation. (Tried both the suggestions)

 

Then, when I need to create a measure that involves the Emp and Orf table it says:

 

 

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    Greg_Deckler
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    8 years ago

    Make sure that your filter direction goes from your intermediate table towards your "fact" tables. And possibly bi-directional. Make sure that you use UserID from your intermediate table. What columns are you trying to put into a visual?