topic Re: Filter Text using DAX in DAX Commands and Tips

Filter Text using DAX

PreetiSahu321 — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:15:14 GMT

Hello Power BI Community Members,

I have a requirement where I can use only the Power BI DAX. In Power BI Desktop, I have a table named as Marksheet. This table has below columns as:

Title (By default)
Subject (Choice data type)
Marks (Number data type)

As per my requirement, I have to filter only the Title column using Measure. You can see the below screenshot:

As the above screenshot, I want to filter the title column using Measure formula (Not by using Slicer Filter, For your understanding purpose, I have taken Slicer filter). As my requirement, I want to view the mark sheet of each person. Let me clear you.

Here, I want to only view the mark sheet of Preeti and after that, in the Clustered Bar Chart, it will show me all the marks of Preeti only.

As I am new to Power BI DAX, I don't have much knowledge about this. Can anyone suggest to me what I have to do in this case?

Also, You can see my sample report by clicking below link:

Marksheet Report

Re: Filter Text using DAX

Greg_Deckler — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:31:15 GMT

Per your requirement to do it in DAX, you should probably do something along the lines of:

Measure = VAR __table = FILTER('Table',[Title] = "Preeti") RETURN SUMX(__table,[Marks])

Re: Filter Text using DAX

PreetiSahu321 — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:45:27 GMT

Hi Greg_Deckler ,

Thanks for your reply!!

And one more thing I want to know is If I will take a text column (Basically String) instead of [Marks], then What should I use the function instead of SUMX?

Because when I am trying to enter a text column instead of marks, it is showing me an error as:

"The Function SUMX can not work with values of type String".

Please, can you suggest me what I have to do?

Re: Filter Text using DAX

Greg_Deckler — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:57:21 GMT

If you are returning a string, you would want to use something like MAXX or MINX instead of SUMX.

Re: Filter Text using DAX

PreetiSahu321 — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 06:53:49 GMT

Hi Greg_Deckler ,

I have another table named Report for Sales where I have to do the same requirement as the Marksheet table. In this Report for Sales table, I have to filter each person's details from the Title column. You can see the below screenshot.

Here, In this above screenshot, I have taken a slicer filter for your understanding purpose. As per my requirement, I want to show each person details. For example, When I will select "KEVIN", it will display only the details of KEVIN only.

But I want to do this thing by using Measure not by using any Filter.

Also, I have used your Measure formula as you said, but it is not working for me. And one more thing I want to say is, I want to display the measure by using the Clustered bar chart like the above screenshot.

You can view my sample report by clicking this link: Sample Report

Please, Can you suggest me what I have to do?

Re: Filter Text using DAX

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 09:37:21 GMT

KevinProjectedMTDSales = CALCULATE(SUM('Report for Sales'[Projected MTD Sales_]),'Report for Sales'[Title]="KEVIN") KevinCurrentMonthBudget = CALCULATE(SUM('Report for Sales'[Current Month Budget]),'Report for Sales'[Title]="KEVIN")

Re: Filter Text using DAX

KN_HEALT47 — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:28:00 GMT

how would you do multiple words? IE Kevin, Jerry, Anisha