Can we set a filter for a particular column in the Table visual ?

[philthegaps]

Hi everybody

My problem is the following. I have a data source/table named Fruit with say, 2 fields: name, color. Now I want a Table visual with 2 columns (and only one row):

• The count of red fruits;
• The count of green fruits.

It seems very simple, but I want to avoid to build calculated columns or measures - that is keep my data unchanged.

So I could insert the same field in the 2 columns: Σ(name), and filter the first column to keep only the red fruits, the second to keep only the green fruit. I don't need the filters to be visible (with little triangles) like in Excel, since the users don't have to interact.

I have the feeling that this is possible in Power Query, but not in Power BI.

Any idea is welcome

[v-chenwuz-msft]

Hi @philthegaps ,

You can try piovt column.

Pivot columns - Power Query | Microsoft Docs

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[philthegaps]

Hi Chen Wu

Could you elaborate ? I canot see the purpose.

[v-chenwuz-msft]

Hi @philthegaps ,

My original data table is the following table.

Select the colour column, then select the pivot column, in the message box, select Fruits for the Values column and "count all" for the advanced options.

Then you will get the result:

At this point, you get a colour-based count.

If I have misunderstood you, you can share the pbix file that wipes out sensitive information and the expected results.

Best Regards

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[philthegaps]

Yes I think you misunderstood me. I don't want a solution with M or DAX, but a "direct" solution with the Table/Matrix visual. 
But I think there is no alternative so far, I have to use Dax or M.

[parry2k]

@philthegaps so what? It doesn't hurt.

Anyhow as I mentioned previously if you don't want new measures then you have to pre-aggregate in Power Query.

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[parry2k]

@philthegaps not sure why you want to do this and what is the rational behind this. If you don't want to create a column or measure (you should write measure), in this case, you need to pre-aggregate in Power Query and then just visualize it.

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[philthegaps]

Thanks for your quick answer parry2k
The rationale is to avoid having too much measures (I have more than a hundred).