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Hello Power BI Community,
I am currently working on a Power BI report focusing on item usage statistics within the PowerBIUserActivity dataset. My goal is to allow users to filter the entire report dynamically based on a specified activity range. I have a slicer for the 'Activity Number'[Activity Number] column, and I want this slicer to influence all visuals related to the ItemName column.
Here are the key components of my solution:
Request for Feedback: I would like to know if there's a more efficient or alternative way to achieve this goal. Any feedback, suggestions, or insights from the community would be highly appreciated.
Hi @Anonymous ,
1. First of all, an optimized model of the star structure is a prerequisite for everything, which will avoid a lot of potential trouble.
The importance of star schemas in Power BI - SQLBI
2. I'm assuming that some tables are located where the crossfilter can't be passed, and you can use the crossfilter function in some MEASURES to appropriately adjust the crossfilter direction to be both-directional.
CROSSFILTER - DAX Guide
3. There doesn't seem to be a great way to do this for tables that don't have relational joins nor related fields.
There is a dynamic M query parameter under DirectQuery, but based on your description it doesn't look like it applies to your case.
Dynamic M query parameters in Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Best Regards,
Gao
Community Support Team
If there is any post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know. Thanks a lot!
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