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strainer85
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Using 2 slicers on 1 report for multiple tables

I am working on a report in which the tables are relational and I would like to have 2 slicers on the same report.  I have 4 queries that contain different infromation each of which have a Month and CustomerID field.  I have created 2 tables, 1 has the 12 months of the year (MONTHS) and the other has a cross reference of CustomerID to CustomerName (CUSTOMER).  I am able to create relationships from the MONTH table to the 4 tables joining the Month fields together.  However when I try to join the CUSTOMER table to the 4 tables on the CustomerID field, I am only able to have 1 active with the other 3 inactive.  I get the error message "You can't create a direct active relationship between TABLE2 and CUSTOMER  because that would introduce  ambiguity between tables MONTHS and CUSTOMER.  I have put some fake data below to outline the structure a bit.

 

TABLE1- Transaction Information (10 columns), Month, CustomerID (Multiple records per CustomerID)

TABLE2- Transaction Information (15 columns), Month, CustomerID (Multiple records per CustomerID)

TABLE3- Transaction Information (12 columns), Month, CustomerID (Multiple records per CustomerID)

TABLE4- Transaction Information (8 columns), Month, CustomerID (Multiple records per CustomerID)

 

MONTH- Month

CUSTOMER- CustomerID, CustomerName

 

I would like a user to select a Month then select a CustomerName and have select fields from each of the 4 tables returned returned based on those critera.  Currently the values from each table return properly when a month is selected (all active relationship), however when a CustomerName is selected I can only have 1 active relationship.

 

I have tried several different methodlogies, however none have worked!  Any assistance would be creatly appreciated.  

 

 

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v-haibl-msft
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@strainer85

 

Please try to change the Cross filter direction to Single as ankitpatira said.

Using 2 slicers on 1 report for multiple tables_1.jpg

 

Best Regards,

Herbert

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v-haibl-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

@strainer85

 

Please try to change the Cross filter direction to Single as ankitpatira said.

Using 2 slicers on 1 report for multiple tables_1.jpg

 

Best Regards,

Herbert

That resolved my issue... thank-you to everyone who responded I really appreciate it!

 

 

ankitpatira
Community Champion
Community Champion

@strainer85 have you ensured that all your active relationships have cross-filter direction as single. i think if you change cross-filter direction on active relations from Both to Single then you will be able to create other relationships active.

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