How to filter table where a column has multiple comma delimited values

[DTPBI]

Hi,

Hoping someone can help whether this scenario is possible....and if so how to achieve it.

I have a table that has comma seperated values in a single column (see Fruits table in Red below). I want to be able to filter the table for rows that exactly match/contain the values selected in the slicer (slicer in Blue below). E.g if someone selects Apple & Pear in the slicer then row 3 will be the result in the Fruits table.

[v-cgao-msft]

Hi @DTPBI ,

First we can start by creating such a table in PowerQuery:

And then create relationship with slicer table:

Create a new measure like:

Measure = 
VAR __cur_fruit = SELECTEDVALUE('Table1'[FRUITS])
VAR __fruits = VALUES('Table2'[FRUITS])
VAR __slicer_count = COUNTROWS(ALLSELECTED('Slicer'[SLICER]))
VAR __table_count = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS('Table2'),'Table2'[FRUITS] IN __fruits && 'Table2'[FRUITS]=__cur_fruit)
VAR __result = IF(__cur_fruit IN __fruits && __slicer_count = __table_count,1)
RETURN
__result

And apply it to the visual's filter:

Output:

Best Regards,
Gao
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[DTPBI]

Thanks for the quick response. I may not have been very clear in my original post. I need only results that match exactly what has been selected in the slicer. So for your exampe of Apple & Pear selected, only the row Apple, Pear should be returned and not other rows that contain ether Apple or Pear.

[v-cgao-msft]

Hi @DTPBI ,

Please try this measure:

Measure = 
VAR __cur_fruit = SELECTEDVALUE('Table1'[FRUITS])
VAR __fruits = VALUES('Table2'[FRUITS])
VAR __slicer_count = COUNTROWS(ALLSELECTED('Slicer'[SLICER]))
VAR __table_count = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS('Table2'),'Table2'[FRUITS] IN __fruits && 'Table2'[FRUITS]=__cur_fruit)
VAR __table_count_2 = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS('Table2'),'Table2'[FRUITS]=__cur_fruit,ALLEXCEPT('Table2','Table2'[FRUITS]))
VAR __result = IF(__cur_fruit IN __fruits && __slicer_count = __table_count && __slicer_count = __table_count_2, 1)
RETURN
__result

Best Regards,
Gao
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[DTPBI]

Thanks again for your assistance. I managed to get it working based on my original post and modifying some of your logic using this measure:

Note: Fruits[AssignedCount] is a calculated column in the Fruits table to count number of assigend fruits per row.

Measure =

VAR selValues = CONCATENATEX(VALUES(Slicer[Fruit]),Slicer[Fruit],", ",Slicer[Fruit],ASC)

VAR selCount = COUNTROWS(ALLSELECTED(Slicer[Fruit]))

VAR sFruitsselCount = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS(Fruits),Fruits[AssignedCount]=selCount)

VAR sFruitsselValues = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS(Fruits),Fruits[Fruits]= selValues)

VAR sResults = IF(sFruitsselCount>0 && sFruitsselValues >0,1)

RETURN

sResults

I then add the above measure to the table as a filter and select show items where Is Not Blank.

I still have one issue, while this works perfectly when there are slections in the slicer, it does not display any rows in the table where no selections have been made in the slicer. I would like the table to display all rows in that sceanrio.

[Ashish_Mathur]

Hi,

PBI file attached.

[DTPBI · Accepted solution]

Thanks but this didn't work as expected. When selecting all options it showed all rows when it should only show rows if all options were assigned in the Fruits column (comma seperated) to the row.

However, I have managed to work it out.

TABLES

MEASURE

Measure =

VAR selValues = CONCATENATEX(VALUES(Slicer[Fruit]),Slicer[Fruit],", ",Slicer[Fruit],ASC)

VAR selCount = COUNTROWS(ALLSELECTED(Slicer[Fruit]))

VAR sTableselCount = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS(Table),Table[AssignedCount]=selCount)

VAR sTableselValues = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS(Table),Table[Fruits]= selValues)

VAR sResults = IF(sTableselCount>0 && sTableselValues >0,1)

RETURN

IF(NOT ISFILTERED(Slicer[Fruit]),0,sResults)

Add the measure to the table filter as below

[HarishKM]

@DTPBI Hey,
you can use a custom visual Text Filter to get exact match value as result.

Thanks,

Harish

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[DTPBI]

Thanks, while this works it expects the users to type in the values comma seperated correctly. Fruits is an example but the actual values in our data are a lot longer

[MFelix]

Hi @DTPBI ,

Try the following measure:

Filter Measure = 
    IF( SUMX(Slicer,
        FIND(
            Slicer[Fruit],
            MAX(Fruits[Fruits]),,0)) > 0, 1)

Then use this one on the table visualization has a filter.

[DTPBI]

Thanks for the quick response. I may not have been very clear in my original post. I need only results that match exactly what has been selected in the slicer. So for your exampe of Apple & Pear selected, only the row Apple, Pear should be returned and not other rows that contain ether Apple or Pear.