How to create a group for a report with columns from different tables?

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to create a group that contains multiple columns of different tables and that these columns can be changed directly in the chart or table report?

For example in qlikview I can do this according to image, each of these fields are of different tables:

[DataChant]

Yes, you can. You will need to create relationships between the tables. Learn more here. Assuming you have multiple lookup tables and a fact table that are connected, you can create a Table visual or a Matrix visual, and drag and drop columns from different lookup tables to group the data as you see fit.

[Anonymous]

In the link you went through I saw the relationship options but I did not find a way to find a group the way I need it, would you have a more practical example?

[DataChant]

Try this exmaple. It shows a simple grouping in a table and a matrix.

It contains three tables: Companies, Countries and Events. Each row in Events has a country, company and number of participants.

After I defined the relationships above, I clicked the Report view (Left pane) and select the Matrix visualization. Then drag and drop the fields from the three tables as shown in this screenshot:

The Table visualization was created quite similarly. The only difference is that I moved the Events, so Power BI automatically counted the number of events. You can also drag and drop the Participants to get the same summary as in the matrix above.

Hope it helps,

Gil

[Anonymous]

Sorry I guess I did not ask the question correctly, in qlikview there is a feature where you create a column that has the values of other columns that you need to add, and after you add that column created in a report in it you can change between The values of the other columns that are inside the created column.

[v-qiuyu-msft]

Hi @Anonymous,

I'm not familiar with the feature you mentioned in qlikview. But if you want to group records from different tables based on one column, you can append or merge those two tables then use Group By feature.

It would be better if you can provide some sample data and expected results for our analysis.

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu

[DataChant]

You can do it in DAX, and there are tricks to apply a slicer that will allow you to choose which columns you would like to use, but it's not a built-in feature as you describe.

[Anonymous]

I do not have knowledge in DAX

[DataChant]

I understand. If you plan to use Power BI in the future, you are encouraged to consider learning basic DAX.

If you need further help, you can share your Power BI report with a mockup of what you would like to achieve, and I can try helping.

Or share a very specific exmaple with screenshots of Qlik, and share that data sample. I promise to try resolve it in the Power BI way, and share the solution with you.