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melste1
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Can't create a table relationships

Hi everyone,

 

for some reason I can't create a relationships between any two tables in my semantic model in Power BI Desktop. The pop-up that allows me to choose the fields I want to connect opens, but there isn't any "OK" button for me to click to accept that relationship. It is very frustrating as I can't create any simple relationships between tables. I have checked the format of the columns to be the same, restart pbi and the laptop I have also unistalled and reinstalled PBI but nothing thanged.

 

Do you have any tips I can try?

 

Thanks very much,

Ste

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Anonymous
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Hi, @melste1 

Sometimes, null or blank values in the column you're trying to associate can cause unexpected behavior. Make sure that the column you're trying to create a relationship in doesn't contain null or null values. If so, consider filtering it out or replacing it with a placeholder value. More details on working with null or blank values. You can check the document:

Tips and tricks for creating reports in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

 

Make sure that at least one column in the relationship has a unique value. Power BI requires that one end of the relationship has a unique value to establish a one-to-many or one-to-one relationship. If both columns contain duplicate values, consider creating a dimension table that contains the unique values of the relationship.

You can refer to the following link:

Solved: Can´t create a relationship between two columns be... - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

Solved: You can't create a relationship between these two ... - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

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