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Hello,
I would like to build a reverse slicer in Power BI based on the two tables below:
| Product Category | Product Name |
| A | Pencil |
| A | Pen |
| A | Ruler |
| B | Pencil |
| B | Watch |
| C | Sticker |
| C | Monitor |
| C | Ruler |
| D | Monitor |
| D | Keyboard |
| Product Name |
| Pencil |
| Pen |
| Ruler |
| Watch |
| Sticker |
| Monitor |
When filtering (a slicer) on Product Name = Ruler, I only would like to see the result below in a matrix (because only Product Category B & D do not contain Product Name = Ruler):
| Product Category |
| B |
| D |
Similarly, when filtering (a slicer) on Product Name = Pencil, I only would like to see the result below in a matrix (because only Product Category C & D do not contain Product Name = Pencil):
| Product Category |
| C |
| D |
I tried using Lookupvalue, but it did not work because it would only return a single value. Please help. Thanks!
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@Anonymous
Create this measure and assign it to the visual filter of the matrix and set it equal to 1. The file is attached below my signature.
Filter Measure =
var __product = SELECTEDVALUE('Product Name'[Product Name])
var __category = SELECTEDVALUE('Product Category & Name'[Product Category])
var __prodcat =
CALCULATE(
MAX('Product Category & Name'[Product Category]),
'Product Category & Name'[Product Name] = __product
) <> __category
return
INT(__prodcat)
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@Anonymous
Create this measure and assign it to the visual filter of the matrix and set it equal to 1. The file is attached below my signature.
Filter Measure =
var __product = SELECTEDVALUE('Product Name'[Product Name])
var __category = SELECTEDVALUE('Product Category & Name'[Product Category])
var __prodcat =
CALCULATE(
MAX('Product Category & Name'[Product Category]),
'Product Category & Name'[Product Name] = __product
) <> __category
return
INT(__prodcat)
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Here is the link to the PBIX file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mi35996s75lm1ty/Product%20Category%20%26%20Product%20Name.pbix?dl=0
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