Cannot filter in the Table view

[homboy27]

Please see below. When I click on filter in table view it doesnt pull anything for this column. However when I click on any other columns it gives me the options to filter. Do you know why this maybe?

[v-kpoloju-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @homboy27,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum and the screenshot and explanation. Also, thanks to @ryan_mayu, @ @FBergamaschi, for those inputs on this thread.

This behaviour typically occurs when the column you are trying to filter (Employee Cost Center Text Short) contains only nulls, errors, or inconsistent data types. Here are a few steps to help resolve it.

In Data view (or Power Query), check if the column contains actual values or just blanks. If the column has errors or mixed types, try converting it explicitly to Text and remove any error rows.

In Power Query, ensure that you're viewing the entire dataset and not just the top 1000 rows. Also review any applied steps that might have affected this column (e.g., joins or filters).

Also, kindly refer to the below mentioned documentation links for better understanding:
Error handling - Power Query | Microsoft Learn
Data types in Power Query - Power Query | Microsoft Learn
Using the data profiling tools - Power Query | Microsoft Learn

Hope this helps clarify things and let me know what you find after giving these steps a try happy to help you investigate this further.

Thank you for using the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.

[v-kpoloju-msft]

Hi @homboy27,

Just checking in to see if the issue has been resolved on your end. If the earlier suggestions helped, that’s great to hear! And if you’re still facing challenges, feel free to share more details happy to assist further.

Thank you.

[v-kpoloju-msft]

Hi @homboy27,

Hope you had a chance to try out the solution shared earlier. Let us know if anything needs further clarification or if there's an update from your side always here to help.

Thank you.

[v-kpoloju-msft]

Hi @homboy27,

Just wanted to follow up one last time. If the shared guidance worked for you, that’s wonderful hopefully it also helps others looking for similar answers. If there’s anything else you'd like to explore or clarify, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thank you.

[ryan_mayu]

@homboy27 

Maybe the data size is too large, usually we don't filter in the table, we filter in the PQ(that will affect the data), if you filter in the PQ, the data that you filtered out will not be used any more. 

Or you can filter data in the Report View.

[homboy27]

its a text column with employee names. There is another column for their employee ids, which i can easily filter. 

[FBergamaschi]

What is the contect of that column, can yo ushow it please?