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elenton
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Allow users to input a value

‎06-21-2019 07:28 AM

Is there a way in power bi to allow users to input a value that can b fed into a DAX query?

The problem i have is i want to allow a user to select people that have made x amount of orders, so x is an input box that the user can type a value into but how would this feed into dax?


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kcantor
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‎06-21-2019 09:53 AM

@elenton 

PowerBi has some of this functionality built in already.  Please check this link on the What if parameter and see if it meets your personal needs. 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-what-if





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kcantor
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‎06-21-2019 09:53 AM

@elenton 

PowerBi has some of this functionality built in already.  Please check this link on the What if parameter and see if it meets your personal needs. 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-what-if





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Pavel_Prochazka
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‎02-14-2025 06:07 AM

I need user imput as timestamp (date and time, example 2.5.2024 17:26). How do it?

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elenton
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‎06-24-2019 12:31 AM

@kcantor thanks for that link, this does look like it may do what i need i will go and try this out 

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