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Chris64
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7 years ago

Matrix is showing unexpected result..

I had 3 tables. Each table contains one xxxx-ID column, which acts as key. Table 1 only contains unique values of xxxx-ID, while table 2 and 3 contain multiple occurences xxxx-IDs (duplicates). Table 2 for instance has a column called 'action' with about 20 different actions. An xxxx-ID can have more than one action, but an action always has one of the same xxxx-ID. 

 

As I need to do some data validation I wanted to check how many of the xxxx-IDs from table 1 are also in table 2, for each 'action'. So I created a matrix visual. However, since I the results I got didn't make much sense, I added a new table (table 4) which contains a single column that has a single instance of all xxxx-ID in all three tables (so only unique xxxx-IDs).

 

Then, I created a new matrix visual to count the number of xxxx-ID per 'action' as shown below:

 

 

As you can see, the numbers still don't make sense. For each 'action' it shows the count of all the xxxx-ID's in table 4. While some actions occur with just a couple of dozen xxxx-ID's.

 

My relationships looks like this. Basically I have table 4 connected to the three other tables by key xxxx-ID (marked yellow):

 

 

 

3 Replies

  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
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    Well, unfortnately, because you blurred everything out, it's impossible to figure out what is related to what and correlate that back to your results. Or, you have created a relationship that doesn't make any sense. You shouldn't need a fourth table. 

     

    Tough to really say without sample data, etc. Please see this post regarding How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/ba-p/38490

    • Chris64's avatar
      Chris64
      Frequent Visitor

      You've got a point there... With the screens I tried to give as much info, without exposing sensitive data. I'll see if I can add some sample data.

      • v-jiascu-msft's avatar
        v-jiascu-msft
        Icon for Microsoft Employee rankMicrosoft Employee

        Hi Chris64,

         

        Since all the IDs in the table2 are in the table1, it seems the answer is the count of IDs in the table2. Right?

         

        Best Regards,
        Dale