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Mahizee
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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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v-saisrao-msft
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Hi @Mahizee,

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v-saisrao-msft
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Community Support

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum, and thanks to @kushanNa @rohit1991 @rajendraongole1, for sharing valuable insights.

 

Could you please confirm if your query has been resolved by the provided solution? If so, please mark it as the solution. This will help other community members solve similar problems faster.

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kushanNa
Super User
Super User

Hi,

 

I Assume you have the following tables ,

 

* - I have add a star to show newly created columns

kushanNa_0-1741579346398.png

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 

 

kushanNa_1-1741579582198.png

 

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: 

kushanNa_2-1741579861378.png

 

 

 

rohit1991
Super User
Super 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.

  1. In the model, relate:

    • A[ID] → B[ID]

    • A[ID] → C[ID]

  2. 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:

  • One column with all unique individual IDs (e.g. "Abc-123", "Abc-145")

  • Link this Bridge table to:

    • Table A (after splitting or flattening)

    • Table B

    • Table C

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.

 


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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.

Hi @Mahizee,

 

We haven’t heard back from you regarding your issue. If it has been resolved, please mark the helpful response as the solution and give a ‘Kudos’ to assist others. If you still need support, let us know.

 

Thank you.

rajendraongole1
Super User
Super User

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.





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