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Nicholas_B
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3 years ago
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Creating filter for multiple values in one column

Hello,    I am having an issue creating a filter that will let me filter items with mulitple values in a column separated by commas. Here is an example of the table I am using:    I want th...
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    jgeddes
    3 years ago

    One way to approach it would be to create a second table with your colors, but do not relate it to the original table. Use this table as the filter.

    Create a measure that looks for the selected value in the color table and and then looks in the color preference column for that value.

    filteredNames = 
    var _selectedColor = 
    IF(
        HASONEVALUE(colors[Color]),
        SELECTEDVALUE(colors[Color])
    )
    var _nameCalc =
    CALCULATE(
        MIN('Table'[Name]),
        FILTER('Table', CONTAINSSTRING('Table'[Color Preference], _selectedColor))
    )
    Return
    _nameCalc

    As long as you keep the color preference column in your table you will get the result you are looking for.

     

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jgeddes
Super User
3 years ago

One way to approach it would be to create a second table with your colors, but do not relate it to the original table. Use this table as the filter.

Create a measure that looks for the selected value in the color table and and then looks in the color preference column for that value.

filteredNames = 
var _selectedColor = 
IF(
    HASONEVALUE(colors[Color]),
    SELECTEDVALUE(colors[Color])
)
var _nameCalc =
CALCULATE(
    MIN('Table'[Name]),
    FILTER('Table', CONTAINSSTRING('Table'[Color Preference], _selectedColor))
)
Return
_nameCalc

As long as you keep the color preference column in your table you will get the result you are looking for.