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jeyare
Helper II
Helper II

Select for Year when each year data represents diff column

Hi there,

I will be grateful for an idea of how to make a time (Year) filter from the data (Main Table), where the data for the corresponding year is stored in the columns:

Item1Item220152016201720182019202020212022
AAAAA        
BBBAA        
CCCBB        

 

My target:

1. I created a new "Year Table" with a single column (Year) and appropriate years data there (2015-2022) based on the Main Table columns.

2. I got stuck in creating a relation with the Main Table data (year defined by column), where:

Selection (slicer, measurements, ...) of the Year Table will get the exact Year from the Main Table.

Thx for your help.

 

J.

 

 

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@jeyare , if the table shown above is the source, then unpivot the data

 

https://radacad.com/pivot-and-unpivot-with-power-bi

]If you want sort desc on the matrix column refer

 

How to Create Sort Column and Solve Related Errors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK1zu4MBb-c

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jeyare
Helper II
Helper II

unpivot is great and simple.

Thx

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@jeyare , if the table shown above is the source, then unpivot the data

 

https://radacad.com/pivot-and-unpivot-with-power-bi

]If you want sort desc on the matrix column refer

 

How to Create Sort Column and Solve Related Errors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK1zu4MBb-c

Share with Power BI Enthusiasts: Full Power BI Video (20 Hours) YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Series 60+ Videos YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Hindi End to End YouTube

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