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amanda_wahlig
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3 years ago
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Slicers from complex data model

I have a table more or less like: Project Name Fiscal Year Office Assigned Project Type A 2020 Hiring, Finance L B 2021 Finance T C 2021 Finance, Advertising T D 2020 Ad...
  • ichavarria's avatar
    3 years ago

    Hi amanda_wahlig,

     

    It seems to me like you've taken the right approach by splitting the Office Assigned column into separate rows in a separate table to avoid increasing the count of items in the original table.

     

    When creating a slicer on the main visual using the office list generated from the table with the split values, you must make sure that the relationship between the two tables is set up correctly. You'll need to create a relationship between the Office Assigned column in the original table and the corresponding column in the new table containing the split values.

     

    Once you've set up the relationship, try selecting a value from the slicer to see if the visuals update accordingly. If the visuals still don't update, check that the slicer is connected to the correct table and column.

     

    Another option to consider is to use a filter instead of a slicer to display the number of project types done by each office. You could add a visual-level filter to the main visual and choose the Office Assigned column from the new table containing the split values. Then, select the specific office(s) you want to include in the filter.

     

    I hope these suggestions help! Let me know if you have any further questions.

     


    Best regards, 

    Isaac Chavarria

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