FILTER on multiple tables

[andrewsk]

Hi all. I am new to DAX and am having a hard time getting my head around the FILTER command.

I want to Filter Data based off of multiple tables (Properly joined via many to one relationships) Here is an example.

This works fine:

FILTER(

'Product Data', 'Product Data'[ProductCategory]="Mountain Bikes"

When I add another Table it breaks:

FILTER(

'Product Data', 'Product Data'[ProductCategory]="Mountain Bikes"

&& 'Sales Data'[Unit Price]>1000)) 

The error message I get is that "'Sales Data' cannot be found or may not be used in this expression"

My guess is that because FILTER only returns the defined Table, adding in another table messes it up, so I probably have to wrap the second parameter in something...

Thankyou in advance!!

[Anonymous]

Hi Team, Please help me with my question

If I have enter the CF number in Above then All three table can be filter together

IF above enter the CF Number then 1st Table is working fine but I want all those rows should be display on 2nd table which come under the CF numbers

Then if I  will select the any row  in Phase Plan table then

below table resepective rows can be show in below 3rd table.

if use did not enter any value in CF Number in Tab visual then below two tables Should be blank

Summarized:

User; Enter the CF number 

1st table can show reseptive CF number

2nd Table can show respective rows which come under the CF number

3rd Table can show respetive rows which come under or Selection row only.

if Visual CF number is blank then 2nd and 3rd table should be blank (defualt is blank 2nd 3rd)

[Phil_Seamark]

Hi @andrewsk

You can pass multiple FILTER functions to CALCULATE, so maybe try simething like this?

My Calc = CALCULATE(
		SUM(something) , 
		FILTER('Product Data', 'Product Data'[ProductCategory]="Mountain Bikes") , 
		 FILTER('Sales Data'[Unit Price]>1000)
		 )

[Anonymous]

Hi @Phil_Seamark, in the code you have provided above I would like to know one thing. 
There are two filters here. Which of the above will be first evaluated? 

[andrewsk]

Duplicate reply

[andrewsk]

First, thanks for your response:

I got this to work:

Road Bikes >1 = CALCULATE(

SUM('Sales Data'[Number sold]),
FILTER('Product Data', 'Product Data'[ProductCategory]="Road Bikes"),

FILTER('Sales Data','Sales Data'[Number sold]>1))

I understand that CALCULATE is allowing this and that is awesome.

HOWEVER, I still don't understand why I cant write a FILTER statement (Using"New Table") on multiple tables without having to SUM, AVERAGE, etc. the data within CALCULATE.

What if I just want to FILTER the data exactly as it is in the first table, with some criteria from a second joined table without having to go the reports?

I feel like I am missing something here...

[Phil_Seamark]

The CALCUATE function is pretty handy and you can do some pretty powerful stuff with it if you need to.  

[Zubair_Muhammad · Accepted solution]

Hi @andrewsk

As a NEW TABLE, try this

New Table=
FILTER (
    'Product Data',
    'Product Data'[ProductCategory] = "Mountain Bikes"
        && CALCULATE ( AVERAGE ( 'Sales Data'[Unit Price] ) > 1000 )
)

FILTER function is an interator. All ITERATORs (like FILTER,SUMX,MAXX etc) work in folllowing fashion.
1) They create a ROW context on the TABLE received as first argument

2) They evaluate the second expression for each ROW of that TABLE

However FILTER only provides ROW context and not the FILTER context.
Calculate transforms that row context into filter context allowing you to work with relationships

[HarsimranPWRBI]

Extending @Phil_Seamark  solution to use calculate table without any aggregation and can be used for new table

CALCULATETABLE (
    'Product Data',
    FILTER ( 'Product Data', 'Product Data'[ProductCategory] = "Mountain Bikes" ),
    FILTER ( 'Sales Data', 'Sales Data'[Unit Price] > 1000 )
)

Thanks,

Harry

[aleksvp]

Guys, is there a way to do this so the filters are treated like a logical OR, not a logical AND?

[aleksvp]

Just got it... 

CALCULATETABLE (
    'Product Data',
    FILTER (CROSSJOIN('Product Data', 'Sales Data'), 'Product Data'[ProductCategory] = "Mountain Bikes" || 'Sales Data'[Unit Price] > 1000 )
)

[andrewsk]

Thank you for your reply. I have a final question if you don't mind. 

So in your example: 

New Table=
FILTER (
    'Product Data',
    'Product Data'[ProductCategory] = "Mountain Bikes"
        && CALCULATE ( AVERAGE ( 'Sales Data'[Unit Price] ) > 1000 )
)

When you are using AVERAGE, is it just to trick the code into using the FILTER context?

The actual data returned from this would be AVERAGED for each row, so it would not change. (IE the Average of a Unit Price of $1500.00 on a single row is still $1500.00. ) 

[Zubair_Muhammad]

Hi @andrewsk

I believe this is how it works.

Assuming there is a one to many relationship between Product and Salesdata

1) The argument "CALCULATE ( AVERAGE ( 'Sales Data'[Unit Price] ) > 1000" is evaluated for each ROW of the PRODUCT Table.

2) Since we use CALCULATE INSIDE a ROW CONTEXT, it transforms that ROW context into a FILTER CONTEXT.

Meaning that... for each product it goes to SALESDATA table, fetches the ROWS that are related to that product and takes an average of those products

3) It that average is >1000, the Row of the Product Table is retained

else it is filtered out