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salimgs
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago

Accessing Slicer filtered values through columns

I have a Dates table that lists daily dates in a range. I put a slicer on it. I have a second table (lets call it Items) that is not related to Dates table but I need to have access to minimum and m...
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Phil_Seamark's avatar
Phil_Seamark
Microsoft Employee
9 years ago

HI salimgs

 

Why does it have to be a column?  I wonder if you can achieve the effect you are after with a measure after all?

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salimgs
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago

Thanks Phil_Seamark for your response.


I can achive the effect with measure but I need it in column because I want to create a "flag" column to put it in visual filter pane.

 

Here is the scenario:

Date table has just one [date] field holding all posible dates. I have a slicer on this.

Items table has [Title], [forecast start date] [forecast finish date] [actual start date] [forecast start date]

Now I want to show a table with just the rows that at least one of its four date columns are in the sliced date range.

 

I can make a measure like this and it works:

Flag = CALCULATE(HASONEVALUE(Items),FILTER(Items, Items[forecast start date]>=(MIN(Date[date] && Items[forecast start date]<=MAX(Date[date]) || (Items, Items[forecast finish date]>=MIN(Date[date] && Items[forecast finish date]<=MAX(Date[date]))

But I cannot use this measure to visually filter my rows in Items (or at least don't know how to).

 

Any idea?

  • v-caliao-msft's avatar
    v-caliao-msft
    Microsoft Employee
    9 years ago

    salimgs,

     

    You could create a measure like:

    Measure = IF(MAX('Item'[forecast start date])>='Table'[MinDate]&&MAX('Item'[forecast start date])<='Table'[MaxDate],1,0)+IF(MAX('Item'[forecast finish date])>='Table'[MinDate]&&MAX('Item'[forecast finish date])<='Table'[MaxDate],1,0)+IF(MAX('Item'[actual start date])>='Table'[MinDate]&&MAX('Item'[actual start date])<='Table'[MaxDate],1,0)+IF(MAX('Item'[autual finish date])>='Table'[MinDate]&&MAX('Item'[autual finish date])<='Table'[MaxDate],1,0)

    Then add this measure to your visual filter

     

    Regards,

    Charlie Liao

    • salimgs's avatar
      salimgs
      Frequent Visitor
      9 years ago

      Hi Charlie,

       

      Thanks a lot for your detailed answer. Your solution works but I noticed my solution also works if I use IF(A,1,0)+IF(B,1,0) instead of A || B. Please see attached. If we define a Boolean measure, the visual level filter does not comprehend that. Get the file from here: https://ufile.io/dl5bz

       

      • salimgs's avatar
        salimgs
        Frequent Visitor
        9 years ago

        Is this a bug? How we should report it?