Is there a way to filter based on a CSV

[Anonymous]

Hello, it's me again.

Is there a way to use a slicer in PowerBI to allow a customer to enter (for example) 170 values, preferably via a CSV (rather than searching one by one through a list)?

I know in theory I could do it by having them search through a list. But, they are basically downloading a CSV from a different tool, and need to figure out things about each entry in that CSV through a PowerBI report.

Example:

I have a list of (e.g.) 5 numbers in a CSV, 12345, 23456, 34567, 45678, and 56789. Is there a way to give all 5 of those elements to PowerBI in a slicer at once?

This may not make sense. Please let me know if it does not.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

HI @Anonymous,

The current slicer does not support default values so you can't use these records to input to the slicer.

If you only want to use them to filter records, you can consider writing a measure formula to compare current table records and the target table value to return the flag. Then you can use it as a filter on the 'visual level filter' to filter records.

Applying a measure filter in Power BI - SQLBI

formula =
VAR curr =
    SELECTEDVALUE ( Table[Column] )
RETURN
    IF ( curr IN ALLSELECTED ( CSV[Column] ), "Y", "N" )

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

[TomMartens · Accepted solution]

Hey @Anonymous ,

you can use the custom visual from devscope "Filter by list". This is the link to Appsource: https://appsource.microsoft.com/de-de/product/power-bi-visuals/devscope-1156626.filterbylist?tab=Overview

I consider it more convenient adding a custom visual from inside Power BI Desktop,but as I'm working on my iPad I can not provide the proper screenshots 🙂

Hopefully, this is what you are looking for.

Regards,

Tom