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Aron_Moore
Solution Specialist
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Matrix vs Pivot Table

Hello,

 

Any idea why a matrix in Power BI would not show the same result as a pivot in excel? The excel is reading from the Power BI dataset published in the service.

 

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Looking at the table in Power BI I confirm there are no blanks in Cost Center:

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Thoughts?

 

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Turns out there was blank rows. Not sure how I missed them, especially since I check with the filters.

 

Thanks all!

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v-diye-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Aron_Moore 

 

The blank cell actually represents the total items , you could change the option setting if you’d like to show the same visual as Matrix:

Uncheck the “Classic PivotTable Layout”

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Best regards,

Dina Ye

Community Support Team _ Dina Ye
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quickly.

Turns out there was blank rows. Not sure how I missed them, especially since I check with the filters.

 

Thanks all!

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