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Anonymous
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Adding a filtered column to a data set

Is this possible?

 

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This is what normally happens:

 

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This is what I want to happen:

 

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Background:

I have a R - Visual that accepts data points to draw a graph.  It has to draw a graph that wil draw the filter selected data point in a different color.  If the whole dataset is filtered the graph looks wonky.  This way the first value of the "Selected" column can be used in R to identify the data point that has to be drawn in a different color.

 

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Greg_Deckler
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Sure, create a table like this:

 

SlicerTable = DISTINCT('Table'[Name])

 

Make sure this is disconnected from any other tables. Use this in your slicer.

 

Create measure:

Selected = SELECTEDVALUE('SlicerTable'[Name])

 

Put that measure in your table visualization



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Greg_Deckler
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Sure, create a table like this:

 

SlicerTable = DISTINCT('Table'[Name])

 

Make sure this is disconnected from any other tables. Use this in your slicer.

 

Create measure:

Selected = SELECTEDVALUE('SlicerTable'[Name])

 

Put that measure in your table visualization



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Anonymous
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I knew it had to be easy 😋

 

It's perfect!

 

I added to it to remind me if I perhaps selected more than one value

SelectedName = IF(HASONEVALUE('SlicerTable'[Name]), SELECTEDVALUE('SlicerTable'[Name]), "One name please")

 

Thank you Greg!

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