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Filtering data based on another table
I have 2 tables. Table A has list of employees and how much leave they have. Table B has a list of some of the names but only those that have agreed to a certien condition. They are linked via a employee id number. I cant work out how to filter table A based on them being listed in table B. Do i need to write a calculate formula in table A or can i filter them?
madashelliam You need to ensure there is active relationship between table A and B via power bi relationship view and filtering will work automatically for you. When you create relationship in power bi ensure cross-filter direction is set to Both and this will filter both table based on selection of another. Just like shown below,
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madashelliam You need to ensure there is active relationship between table A and B via power bi relationship view and filtering will work automatically for you. When you create relationship in power bi ensure cross-filter direction is set to Both and this will filter both table based on selection of another. Just like shown below,
Hi, I am doing something similar with a similar problem-
So I want to create a filter based on the data in the table I am linking to. That second table contains a bunch of other options but I just want to have options to filter by what is in the first table.
Example:
Table 1: EE ID's (count = 5)
Table 2: EE Demo Information (count = 1000)
I want to throw a slicer on the visualization so I can filter those 5 EE' ID's by their state for example. But when I do the state slicer I have all 50 options instead of their 5 states. Is there anyway around this?
madashelliam If you have difined relationship between table a and table b, then you can use a slicer visual to filter the employees in table a. Add a slicer to your report, and drag employeeID into Field of the slicer, then you can filter the the employees in table a.
Regards,
Charlie Liao
thanks for some reason this worked were as just filtering didnt
