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SusanRay
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Limiting slicer options by drillthrough?

‎08-04-2023 08:38 AM

When I click on one of the bars on this page

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I can drill through to this page:

 

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My problem is that the slicer shows all departments, not just those in the chosen college.

 

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I feel I am missing something obvious, but how do I limit the slicer to the relevant options?

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SusanRay
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‎08-09-2023 11:24 AM

After additional exploration, I think my problem is that 'college' and 'department' are in different tables, so the slicers don't automatically interact.  

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‎08-09-2023 01:57 PM

That makes a lot of sense. 



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‎08-09-2023 11:24 AM

After additional exploration, I think my problem is that 'college' and 'department' are in different tables, so the slicers don't automatically interact.  

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parry2k
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‎08-04-2023 09:36 AM

@SusanRay can you try with unselecting all the values in the slicer on the drill thru page and see if it works.

 

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‎08-04-2023 12:09 PM

I unselected everything on the detail page and then tried the drill-through again from the overview page.  The slicer still includes all of the departments rather than just the relevant handful. 

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