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Power bi report filter
I have a power bi report that contains three different tables. A,B, and C. i have a common column for all tables (ID) by using ID from table A i need to filter B,and C but B need to filter C as well. Is there any way i can resolve this in power bi desktop and report builder as well?
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rohit1991Super User
Hi Mahizee ,
Power BI relationships won’t work directly on comma-separated lists. Relationships expect clean, atomic (single) values per row. But don’t worry, here’s how you can handle both cases. This is the simple case.
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In the model, relate:
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A[ID] → B[ID]
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A[ID] → C[ID]
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Set both relationships to bidirectional filtering
Now, filtering Table A will flow through to B and C, and this will work in both Power BI Desktop and Report Builder.
Go to Power Query Editor. Select the ID column in Table A. Use “Split Column by Delimiter” → “Split into Rows”. This turns each ID into its own row , now relationships will work
If you don’t want to split Table A directly, you can create a Bridge table like this:
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One column with all unique individual IDs (e.g. "Abc-123", "Abc-145")
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Link this Bridge table to:
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Table A (after splitting or flattening)
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Table B
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Table C
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This allows filter propagation without creating circular relationships. If needed, you can also pass the selected ID(s) from Table A as a parameter to filter Table C. This method works great in paginated reports when slicer-based filtering isn’t enough.
Hi rohit1991 thank you for your message. I run in to an issue in power bi desktop. The issue was when table A filter B i will like to see C filtered by B for example The ID in table A is (Abc) and table B have (Abc-123) and C have (Abc-123-efg). And if table C have multiple values (Abc-123-efg), (Abc-123-HIJ) table B needs to show all table C under (Abc-123) but the problem am facing is when i see table B under (Abc-123) i see all values for table C that doesn't connect with (Abc-123) like (Abc-123-efg),(Abc-145-dod) please let me know if this making sance if not i will provide details information.
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- rajendraongole1
Hi Mahizee - Yes, you can achieve this in Power BI Desktop and Report Builder using relationships and possibly bidirectional filtering.
Avoid circular dependencies. If setting bidirectional filtering creates a circular relationship, consider using DAX measures or Calculated Columns as an alternative.
Test thoroughly with slicers and visual interactions to ensure the filtering works as expected. - kushanNa
Hi,
I Assume you have the following tables ,
* - I have add a star to show newly created columns
I have created new columns using extract text before delimiter '-' Advanced Option skip '0' and '1' for B & C tables
And created the follwing relationship
A[A ID] <> B[A ID*] on -to-many both direction
B [B ID] <> C[B ID*] on -to-many both direction
so now when you filter any table it filters according to your requirements
eg:
- v-saisrao-msft
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query in the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum, and thanks to kushanNa rohit1991 rajendraongole1, for sharing valuable insights.
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- v-saisrao-msft
Hi Mahizee,
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