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Anonymous
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Slicer to only filter by columns, leaving all rows untouched.

Dear colleagues,

 

After flicking through several post on this matter, I found no suitable solution to my problem and so I'm turning to you for expert advice. The posts I consulted are:

 

Solved: How to have dynamic date filter on Columns (NOT ro... - Microsoft Power BI Community

Solved: Can a slicer filter only rows on a matrix chart an... - Microsoft Power BI Community

Slicer to not filter rows in matrix. Want all rows... - Microsoft Power BI Community

 

Problem statement: I have a matrix visual which is acting as a pivot table. On the rows, I have the different clusters I want to keep visible all the time. On the columns, however, I want the slicer to filter them. Moreover, the values should be affected by the slicer too.

 

My table has the following structure:

 

Row headerColumn 1Column 2
Skill_A_Department_B_Segment_CValue %Value %
Skill_B_Department_A_Segment_CValue %Value %

 

The slicer (empoyee ID) should only filter the columns and their values, leaving all the rows visible all the time even if the person cannot be classified as Skill_B_Department_A_Segment_C so to say .

 

Regarding the data sources, both columns and rows come from the same table. Only values are being retrieved from a different data source but both are linked.

 

Is there any way to achieve that?

 

Thank you so much,

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amitchandak
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@Anonymous , Based on what I got so far, you need independent table/s to make it work

Need of an Independent Table in Power BI: https://youtu.be/lOEW-YUrAbE

 

If this does not help
Can you share sample data and sample output in table format?

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Anonymous
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Thanks a lot @amitchandak , in the end it'll be cleaner if I transform the data back to wide format via data transformation. Anyhow , the video is a great resource!

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous , Based on what I got so far, you need independent table/s to make it work

Need of an Independent Table in Power BI: https://youtu.be/lOEW-YUrAbE

 

If this does not help
Can you share sample data and sample output in table format?

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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