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saykasku
Resolver I
Resolver I

Large dim table and filter

I have to create simple report in PBI - only one dim and fact. No aggregations, hierarchies or other stuff. Customer dimmension have 10 millions unique elements and i have problem with filter. I need to filter this dim using string column (10 digits in string because of starting 0). I don't know how to do that quickly...
My idea is to split that column to 10 other columns with only one digit in each. I have problem here too because user want to copy-paste that full number but he have 10 filters. Performance using this 10 columns is ok.

Can you help me with this somehow?

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Anonymous
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The only thing you need is the search bar? in that case you can use this:
https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/power-bi-visuals/WA104380794?tab=Overview

 

i used it myself, and it looks like this:

 

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Anonymous
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Could you maybe explain the problem a bit more in detail? im not sure if i understand correctly. Also, maybe add some sample data?

Example:

Sample data - Column with 10 digits (string, 10 millions unique rows) 

 

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I need to filter report using this column.
My idea was that:

 

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I can filter using 10 slicers (fast because of only 10 unique calues in one column) but user want one text box because of copy-paste possibility.
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No ideas here...

Anonymous
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The only thing you need is the search bar? in that case you can use this:
https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/power-bi-visuals/WA104380794?tab=Overview

 

i used it myself, and it looks like this:

 

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This search bar is using only on column with full customer id but its 5 minutes for filter because of 10 millions unique values...

It's very bad. I need better solution...

Anonymous
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Have you used the search bar i suggested? because i do not have this loading problem with 14m rows. 

You have right. It's working. Thx mate ! 🙂

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