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Gabiiiii
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How to add a column from another table with inactive relationship

There are 2 tables in this particular case and they have an inactive 1-m relationship. (because the data model are more complicated, cannot make the relationship active)

 

The fact table looks like this:

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The dimention table(Business Unit) is like this:

Gabiiiii_1-1654675790952.png

 

I want to add BU_name into the fact table accordingly, and I use:

CALCULATE(LASTNONBLANK(BusinessUnit[BU_name],BusinessUnit[BU_name]),USERELATIONSHIP(Fact_table[BU_id],BusinessUnit[BU_id]))
but it returns the wrong value. 
 
Can someone help with this problem? Thank you so much!!

 

 

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Samarth_18
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Hi @Gabiiiii ,

 

Create a column as below:-

Column =
CALCULATE (
    LASTNONBLANK ( Dim[BU_name], Dim[BU_name] ),
    FILTER ( Dim, 'Fact'[BU_id] = Dim[BU_id] ),
    USERELATIONSHIP ( 'Fact'[BU_id], Dim[BU_id] )
)

BR,

Samarth

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Aditya_Meshram
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Lookupvalue() can also be used in this case which does not depend on relationships in the model.
Column = 
LOOKUPVALUE( Dim[BU_name],Dim[BU_id],fact[BU_id])

Samarth_18
Community Champion
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Hi @Gabiiiii ,

 

Create a column as below:-

Column =
CALCULATE (
    LASTNONBLANK ( Dim[BU_name], Dim[BU_name] ),
    FILTER ( Dim, 'Fact'[BU_id] = Dim[BU_id] ),
    USERELATIONSHIP ( 'Fact'[BU_id], Dim[BU_id] )
)

BR,

Samarth

Best Regards,
Samarth

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Same situation in my data.
There is an inactive relationship between two tables and I cant make it active. Because data is complicated.
I want to pull 2 columns from Table B to Table A.
There is a Customer code column for the primary key.

But your solution doesn't work there.

 

I think most people assume that FILTER is automatically applied as the relationship was set though its inactive.

 

Thanks Samrath, after adding the FILTER, i am getting the correct value.

Thank you Samarth!

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