Create matrix with multiple column header levels

[alinamarinbadea]

Hello, all! 

In PBI I have the following Tables:

Table1

Product number	Net weight	Weight unit
A	15	G
B	20	KG

Table2

Product number	Packaging unit	Length	Width	Height	Dimension unit
A	Piece	15	20	15	mm
A	Box	-	-	-	-
A	Pallet	5	25	20	cm
B	Piece	20	54	21	mm
B	Box	52	41	20	cm
B	Pallet	-	-	-	-

First question: is there a way to include the dimension unit into Lenght, Width and Height cells? So that Table2 would look like:

Product number	Packaging unit	Length	Width	Height
A	Piece	15 mm	20 mm	15 mm
A	Box	-	-	-
A	Pallet	5 cm	25 cm	20 cm
B	Piece	20 mm	54 mm	21 mm
B	Box	52 cm	41 cm	20 cm
B	Pallet	-	-	-

Second question: I want to create a visual that would look like this:

Product Number	Net weight	Piece			Box			Pallet
		Length	Width	Height	Length	Width	Height	Length	Width	Height
A	15 G	15 mm	20 mm	15 mm	-	-	-	5 cm	25 cm	20 cm
B	20 KG	20 mm	54 mm	21 mm	52 cm	41 cm	20 cm	-	-	-

After extensive research here, I was able to create a matrix showing the Units of measure but I don't know how to display the Net weight. If I add the net weight to the Values, it displays the Net weight for all units of measure, even though the net weight refers to the Piece unit of measure. 

Thank you in advance for your help!

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @alinamarinbadea 

For the first problem, if you want to join two fields, you can try the following:

Create columns,

Column _length = [Length ] & " " & [Dimension unit]

Column _width = [Width] & " " & [Dimension unit]

Column _height = [Height] & " " & [Dimension unit]

Or create measures,

_length = SELECTEDVALUE('Table 2'[Length ]) & " " & SELECTEDVALUE('Table 2'[Dimension unit])

_width = SELECTEDVALUE('Table 2'[Width]) & " " & SELECTEDVALUE('Table 2'[Dimension unit])

_height = SELECTEDVALUE('Table 2'[Height]) & " " & SELECTEDVALUE('Table 2'[Dimension unit]) 

For the second question, as you said, you can create a matrix.

Note, however. table 1 is a table with a hierarchical structure. you may not be able to get a parallel structure using a matrix. It should look like this:

Next, you can put the Packaging unit field of table 2 into "Columns" and the measures you just created into "Values".

Here is the result.

Regards,

Nono Chen

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