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Anonymous
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Data Modeling Question-Using one slicer to filter multiple categories (sample dashboard included)

Hi,

 

I have a table of names and their corresponding categories. Some names have multiple categories and some only have one. They are separated by a comma:

 

PowerBI2020_0-1607695055258.png

 

I am trying to have one slicer that filters by category so that when "Football" is selected, Jim and Ned come up. I want the slicer to only have "Football", "Basketball", "Baseball", etc. as options and not "Football,Basketball,Baseball".

 

I've split the Category column up by the comma delimeter and also created a category dimension table (see below).  

PowerBI2020_1-1607695229566.png

 

PowerBI2020_2-1607695260285.png

 

Now I'm not sure what to do as this is what my model looks like, and the slicer only filters the Category.1 column.

PowerBI2020_3-1607695307288.png

 

As you can see, in my current dashboard when "Football" is selected, only Jim comes up, not Ned because "Football" is his Category.3.

PowerBI2020_4-1607695640876.png

 

Sample Dashboard: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wcz65qs5iyahwk1/Multiple%20Category%20-%20One%20Slicer.pbix?dl=0

 

Thank you in advance!

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v-yingjl
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

Create the Category table like this by spliting columns and removing replicated values, do not create relationships between this table and the source table.

category.png

Create a measure like this, put it in the table visual filter and set its value as 1:

Visual control = 
IF (
    CONTAINSSTRINGEXACT (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Table'[Category] ),
        SELECTEDVALUE ( Category[Category] )
    ),
    1,
    0
)

filter.png

Attached a sample file in the below, hopes to help you.

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-yingjl
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

Create the Category table like this by spliting columns and removing replicated values, do not create relationships between this table and the source table.

category.png

Create a measure like this, put it in the table visual filter and set its value as 1:

Visual control = 
IF (
    CONTAINSSTRINGEXACT (
        SELECTEDVALUE ( 'Table'[Category] ),
        SELECTEDVALUE ( Category[Category] )
    ),
    1,
    0
)

filter.png

Attached a sample file in the below, hopes to help you.

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

HotChilli
Super User
Super User

Unpivot the Non-Person columns and you'll get one column with all the sports in.

Relate this to the category slicer.

 

Good luck

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