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qmestu
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Helper III

Tables being used as filters for drill through

Hi,

 

I have a set of 3 tables that are part of a page and are being used as a filter for the drill through functionality. When i select one of the values on the first table, the drill through button is enabled and there is a accent bar that indicates the selected value. However if i select a value on the second table, the accent bar in the first table disappears, although the selected value doesn't change. How can i make sure that it is obvious that there is a selected value in the first table?

 

Thanks.

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Kedar_Pande
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@qmestu 

The behavior you're seeing is due to the fact that in Power BI, visuals such as tables or matrices don’t keep their selection highlighted when a different visual is selected, even though the filter itself remains active.

 

You can add a card visual to display the selected value from the first table.

SelectedValue1 = SELECTEDVALUE('Table1'[Field1], "No Selection")

Place this measure in the card visual. Now, when you select a value in the first table, the card will update to show that selection even if you then interact with the second or third table.

 

💌 If this helped, a Kudos 👍 or Solution mark would be great! 🎉
Cheers,
Kedar
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Kedar_Pande
Super User
Super User

@qmestu 

The behavior you're seeing is due to the fact that in Power BI, visuals such as tables or matrices don’t keep their selection highlighted when a different visual is selected, even though the filter itself remains active.

 

You can add a card visual to display the selected value from the first table.

SelectedValue1 = SELECTEDVALUE('Table1'[Field1], "No Selection")

Place this measure in the card visual. Now, when you select a value in the first table, the card will update to show that selection even if you then interact with the second or third table.

 

💌 If this helped, a Kudos 👍 or Solution mark would be great! 🎉
Cheers,
Kedar
Connect on LinkedIn

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