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grawri
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Create Calculated Column from Related Table

2 tables related via the Account ID column.

Table 1 is a dimension table (GL Accounts) and has over 100 rows.

Account ID

Account Name

...

 

5-1000

Wages

5-1200

Contract Labour

5-1300

Superannuation

5-1350

Workcover

...

 

Table 2 is a Fact table (Remuneration) and uses less than 10 of the rows in the GL Accounts table

Account ID

Date

Amount

Calculated Column

Account Name

5-1000

02/01/2018

10065.33

Wages

5-1200

02/01/2018

4344.31

Contract Labour

5-1300

02/01/2018

1198.12

Superannuation

5-1350

02/01/2018

129.82

Workcover

5-1000

09/01/2018

9892.23

Wages

5-1200

09/01/2018

3998.76

Contract Labour

5-1300

09/01/2018

976.45

Superannuation

5-1350

09/01/2018

102.34

Workcover

5-1000

16/01/2018

11234.55

Wages

5-1200

16/01/2018

4844.67

Contract Labour

5-1300

16/01/2018

1324.98

Superannuation

5-1350

16/01/2018

145.32

Workcover

I want to use Account Name in a Slicer but the list is too long if I use the GL Accounts table.

I'm figuring if I create a Calculated Account Name column in the Remuneration table (as above) then I can have a Slicer refer to that column then it will display the options I want.

I have not been able to find a solution to this problem on the Forum.

Can anyone help me with a formula to do this?

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Anonymous
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@grawri,

Please use DAX below.

Column = LOOKUPVALUE('GL Accounts'[Account Name],'GL Accounts'[Account ID],Remuneration[Account ID])

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Regards,
Lydia

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Anonymous
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@grawri,

Please use DAX below.

Column = LOOKUPVALUE('GL Accounts'[Account Name],'GL Accounts'[Account ID],Remuneration[Account ID])

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Regards,
Lydia

Thank you so much Lydia.  Perfect.

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