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Jeremy19
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How to add columns to a table based on selection by a slicer

I'd like to be able to add numerical columns to a matrix depending on the selection of column names by a user using a slicer. I was thinking of using a field parameter but that doesn't seem to work. For exemple, I have the data :

 

idCol1Col2Col3
A1009050
B809560

 

Is it possible to have a slicer with a choice of numeric columns (Col1, Col2 or Col3) which can be used to display or not the value of these columns in a matrix with the ID in the row and the selected columns in the column ?

 

Thanks

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Anonymous
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Hi  @Jeremy19 ,

 

Here are the steps you can follow:

1. In power query – select [Col1], [Col2], [Col3] – Transform – Unpivot Columns.

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2. Placing fields into the matrix.

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3. Result:

vyangliumsft_3-1697772888035.png

 

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly

 

Thank you for this suggestion, which works well for the example. The problem I'm having, however, is that I have a lot of columns that are created in DAX and which therefore don't appear in Power Query. Is there a solution for doing this outside Power Query?

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