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Helper V
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Table Join Query

I’ve linked two tables and am trying to create a report showing only the common references.

e.g.

Table1

Ref

Name

1

John

2

Sarah

3

Bill

4

Jane

 

Table2

Ref

Surname

2

Jones

3

Smith

4

Brown

5

White

 

Trying to create a table that shows;

Name

Surname

Sarah

Jones

Bill

Smith

Jane

Brown

 

But am getting;

Name

Surname

John

 

Sarah

Jones

Bill

Smith

Jane

Brown

 

White

 

What have I done wrong?

 

Thanks in advance.

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BhaveshPatel
Super User
Super User

Hi There,

 

You should select Inner Join which will get all the matching rows from both tables.

Inner JoinInner Join

Thanks & Regards,
Bhavesh

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David4F
Advocate I
Advocate I

Hi,

 

If you are using M you just create an inner join between the two tables

 

Kind Regards

 

David 

BhaveshPatel
Super User
Super User

Hi There,

 

You should select Inner Join which will get all the matching rows from both tables.

Inner JoinInner Join

Thanks & Regards,
Bhavesh

Love the Self Service BI.
Please use the 'Mark as answer' link to mark a post that answers your question. If you find a reply helpful, please remember to give Kudos.

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