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DebbieE
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Filter rows in Power Query Editor using another table as a reference

If this REFERENCE ID column equals anything in a seperate reference table I have e.g.

 

Reference Lookup table

TYE

COP

HAE

NOP 

WEP

 

Then  I filter everything else out

 

FilterRows.JPG

 

So basically I dont want to hard code these in, I want them to come from this reference table. Is there any way I can do that in the filter or is that outside of what Power BI Can do?

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tex628
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Generally speaking i would merge the reference table into the main table and then filter where i don't match. But depending on the size of the main table this might not be the best solution. 

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tex628
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Generally speaking i would merge the reference table into the main table and then filter where i don't match. But depending on the size of the main table this might not be the best solution. 

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DebbieE
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It worked Perfectly. Thank you

DebbieE
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thats something I didnt think of before I can try that

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