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I am brand new to Power BI (a few hours old). I have many years of experience with Tableau. I have a Dataverse database that I need to create some visulizations for (Which is why I'm using Power BI. Tableau doesn't play nice with Dataverse, yet). One of the things I need to visualize is the tree structure of our organization. In fact, I want to use that tree as a mechanism to select related data. The data is in the built-in Dataverse table called Business Unit. The simplified structure of the table is;
Name | Parent Business | Hierarchy level |
Enterprise | [NULL] | |
Division 1 | Enterprise | 1 |
Division 2 | Enterprise | 1 |
Division 3 | Enterprise | 1 |
Department 1 | Division 1 | 2 |
Department 2 | Division 1 | 2 |
Department 3 | Division 2 | 2 |
Department 4 | Division 3 | 2 |
Group 1 | Department 1 | 3 |
Group 2 | Department 1 | 3 |
Group 3 | Department 4 | 3 |
And so on... (Hierarchy level wasn't originally part of the Dataverse table definition. I added it).
I need to know how to create an expand/collapse list of this structure and use the selected item in the list to filter other visuals.
How do I do that (in the spirit of full disclosure, I'd need to post to a Tableau forum to learn how to do this in Tableau too... :-))?
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Hi @CanuckBuck
You can also try using the native slicer visual. It can accept multiple columns to have a hierarchy in it. Use the slicer to select items in different hierarchies to filter other visuals. Here is a blog for your reference: How to Create an Organizational Hierarchy in Power BI?🔥 | by Gulce Ekin | Medium
Best Regards,
Jing
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Hi @CanuckBuck
You can also try using the native slicer visual. It can accept multiple columns to have a hierarchy in it. Use the slicer to select items in different hierarchies to filter other visuals. Here is a blog for your reference: How to Create an Organizational Hierarchy in Power BI?🔥 | by Gulce Ekin | Medium
Best Regards,
Jing
If this post helps, please Accept it as Solution to help other members find it. Appreciate your Kudos!
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