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lallac
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Relationship between three tables

Hello everyone, 

I'm working on creating a visual table that combines information from 3 different tables. 

 

"Table 1" : a monthly database that contains various information. Each contact has a unique ID, but this is repeated multiple times (once for each month).

"Table 2" : a database with specific informatio about a contact that cannot be included in Table 1, to avoid repeating the ID multiple times within the sam month.

"Table 3" : a DB that contains the unique IDs. 

 

I created a relationship between the three tables, as follows:

 

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I attempted to create a visual table that includes information from all three tables: 

  • IDs from Table3
  • Info1 from Table1
  • Info2 from Table2

 

However I get an error saying that PBI can't determine the relationships between the fields.

I have no idea how to solve this. I would appreciate your help!

 

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lbendlin
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Table 3 is your dimension table. Its ID field needs to be the first field in your visual.  The joins need to be single directional, going only from Table 3 to the other tables.

Hello @lbendlin, thank you for your reply. 

I updated the relationships as you suggested and attempted to create the visual, but the issue persists. I added the IDs from Table3 and then included Info1 from Table1. However, when I add Info2 from Table2, I encounter the same error.

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Here's the link to the folder: Sample folder 

This is the link to the folder that contains both the pbix sample and the excel file: Sample PBI 

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