Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

The Power BI DataViz World Championships are on! With four chances to enter, you could win a spot in the LIVE Grand Finale in Las Vegas. Show off your skills.

Reply
Krzysztof1
Regular Visitor

relationship

Hi Can I create relationship between tables with only text data ( no values)?

2 ACCEPTED SOLUTIONS
rajendraongole1
Super User
Super User

Hi @Krzysztof1 -Yes, you can create relationships between tables in Power BI based on text data columns, even if the columns do not contain numeric values.

 

ex: i have taken empl with text data and summar with text and one date field. we can do it. 

 

rajendraongole1_0-1724944649398.png

 

if you have any reference data please share it. 

 

Hope it helps.

 

 





Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!





View solution in original post

Idrissshatila
Super User
Super User

Hello @Krzysztof1 ,

 

based on the common text field.



Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! Appreciate your Kudos
Follow me on LinkedIn linkedIn
Vote for my Community Mobile App Idea

Proud to be a Super User!




View solution in original post

4 REPLIES 4
Krzysztof1
Regular Visitor

Hi Many thx for the fast response. I had the problem when I was trying set up pivot table on Power pivot excel. In Power bi it works Thx

Idrissshatila
Super User
Super User

Hello @Krzysztof1 ,

 

based on the common text field.



Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! Appreciate your Kudos
Follow me on LinkedIn linkedIn
Vote for my Community Mobile App Idea

Proud to be a Super User!




Thank you I had a problem in Power Pivot in Excel with selected unique columen with text but when I used Power bi it works Thx Greetings from PL

rajendraongole1
Super User
Super User

Hi @Krzysztof1 -Yes, you can create relationships between tables in Power BI based on text data columns, even if the columns do not contain numeric values.

 

ex: i have taken empl with text data and summar with text and one date field. we can do it. 

 

rajendraongole1_0-1724944649398.png

 

if you have any reference data please share it. 

 

Hope it helps.

 

 





Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!





Helpful resources

Announcements
Las Vegas 2025

Join us at the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference

March 31 - April 2, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Use code MSCUST for a $150 discount!

FebPBI_Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - February 2025

Check out the February 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

Feb2025 NL Carousel

Fabric Community Update - February 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.