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SF_2024
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How to make slicers show in a non-hierarchical manner?

PersonSalaryCityJobHair ColourGenderFavorite Dish
James100BostonClerkBlackMaleHamburger

Franc

120New YorkClerkBrownMaleSalmon
Cassady140New YorkLawyerBlackFemaleSalmon
Nathalie150BostonLawyerBrownFemaleHamburger

 

The table above is supposed to represent a very large table with far more rows and possible values. For simplicity the above one is used.

 

I want to summarize "Salary" and be able to slice it by "City", "Job", "Hair Colour", "Gender" and "Favorite Dish", but I don't want a heriarchy. How do I do this?

 

I.e. I want the slicer to look this way:

City 
 Boston
 New York
Job 
 Clerk
 Lawyer
Hair Colour 
 Black
 Brown
Gender 
 Male
 Female
Favorite Dish 
 Hamburger
 Salmon

 

Reason for I want it this way is because there is no obvious heriarchy between the columns "City", "Job", "Hair Colour", "Gender" and "Favorite Dish", and there may be many more columns that I want to use to slice. 

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Anonymous
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Hi @SF_2024 ,

I think you can use Field Parameter to group the slicers you want to select.

vyilongmsft_0-1712553666720.png

vyilongmsft_1-1712553721022.png

Then I use another slicer to contain the slicers you want to select.

vyilongmsft_2-1712553835737.png

Finally when I select any selection and the slicer will give the correct answer.

vyilongmsft_3-1712553992030.png

 

 

 

Best Regards

Yilong Zhou

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

 

 

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_AAndrade
Super User
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Hi,

You can create a slicer for each column and that way you don't have a hierarchy.
Example:

_AAndrade_0-1712179996738.png

 





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Thank you for your reply! A problem is that if there are like 20 factors, it takes a lot of space on your screen, which is why I tried to avoid using 1 slicer per factor. 

 

Is there any way to "group" the 20 slicers such that I click one drop-down that shows the 20 slicers?

 

I understand I could use bookmarking, but I am trying to avoid bookmarks since there is already a lot of bookmarks. 

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi @SF_2024 ,

I think you can use Field Parameter to group the slicers you want to select.

vyilongmsft_0-1712553666720.png

vyilongmsft_1-1712553721022.png

Then I use another slicer to contain the slicers you want to select.

vyilongmsft_2-1712553835737.png

Finally when I select any selection and the slicer will give the correct answer.

vyilongmsft_3-1712553992030.png

 

 

 

Best Regards

Yilong Zhou

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

 

 

Thank you, I think that works good enough!

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