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Rank function bypasses row level security
Assuming I have the below table with the rankings:
Country Customer_ID Total_Spend Rank
USA U_ABC $100 1
USA U_DEF $200 2
USA U_GHI $300 3
Germany G_JKL $100 4
Germany G_XYZ $100 5
I have the Row-level security implemented in my data model based on country. When the users who have access to only Germany the rank for the customers appears as G_JKL is 4 and G_XYZ = 5 whereas I want them to be 1 and 2 respectively. It seems that rank does not re-calculate on the basis of row-level security of filters? Instead it takes the entire data.
Can someone please help me out here? Basically I am looking the rank to be re-calculated on the basis of row-level security
Here is a measure version that utilizes that rank column to give you the result when filtered to by RLS to Germany:
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kabra_ashish - If Rank is a column, that is correct. Columns calculate at the time of data load and thus are not impacted by dynamic things like slicers or RLS. You need to implement your rank as a measure.
This may help: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Quick-Measures-Gallery/To-Bleep-with-RANKX/m-p/1042520#M452
kabra_ashish , If you have created a column, it will not change. Create a measure with allselected.
For Rank Refer these links
https://radacad.com/how-to-use-rankx-in-dax-part-2-of-3-calculated-measures
https://radacad.com/how-to-use-rankx-in-dax-part-1-of-3-calculated-columns
https://radacad.com/how-to-use-rankx-in-dax-part-3-of-3-the-finale
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Community-Blog/Dynamic-TopN-made-easy-with-What-If-Parameter/ba-p/367415Here is a measure version that utilizes that rank column to give you the result when filtered to by RLS to Germany:
