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i am trying to make active relationship but i am unable to make many to many relationship .please refere screen shot
i am getting below error screen while trying to make two active relationship
any idea how to make active two relationship ?
Solved! Go to Solution.
This is not an error... it is a warning.
If you want to proceed with the relationship activation just check the box
P.S. Be careful of the bidirectional relationships
Hi @Anonymous ,
The many-to-many relationship causes tons of issues, and that is why it is called a weak relationship too. Most of the time, it can be resolved with creating a shared dimension and creating one-to-many relationships from the shared dimension to the fact tables. AVOID this type of relationship in your model.
sample:
before:
turn to:
To learn more details,refer:
https://radacad.com/many-to-one-or-many-to-many-the-cardinality-of-power-bi-relationship-demystified
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Unique-values-from-two-columns/m-p/468317#M217488
Wish it is helpful for you!
Best Regards
Lucien
Hi @Anonymous ,
The many-to-many relationship causes tons of issues, and that is why it is called a weak relationship too. Most of the time, it can be resolved with creating a shared dimension and creating one-to-many relationships from the shared dimension to the fact tables. AVOID this type of relationship in your model.
sample:
before:
turn to:
To learn more details,refer:
https://radacad.com/many-to-one-or-many-to-many-the-cardinality-of-power-bi-relationship-demystified
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Unique-values-from-two-columns/m-p/468317#M217488
Wish it is helpful for you!
Best Regards
Lucien
This is not an error... it is a warning.
If you want to proceed with the relationship activation just check the box
P.S. Be careful of the bidirectional relationships
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