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Anonymous
3 years agoNot applicable
Using One Slicer to Filter Date Fields Across Multiple Tables
Hello All, I have a time/labor report that references four tables... these tables are joined by employeeID. Each table has a date field related to the specific timesheet transaction. Since I have...
- Anonymous3 years ago
I figured out a very simple solution which is to just add each of the date fields from each dataset to the same slicer group and that works very well.
KNP
3 years agoSuper User
I'm glad you've solved your problem.
It's worth noting, this data model is not following recommended design and dealing with dates that way is not scalable/future proof.
I would recommend reading up on star schemas if you want to build robust solutions.
Anonymous
3 years agoNot applicable
Thank you KNP. I absolutely agree! For now I've been working with what I've been provided but have expressed some challenges with modelling the data in a more efficient, way. Since it's historical data that has now become static (point in time data, that will not change), scalability is not required.