should I use a dax filter or visual filter

Question

I have a real simple question - I have a model that focusses on outcomes by ethnicity. I have in the past created measures that filter by ethnicity (only have 3 options, total, Indian descent and non- Indian descent) should I do this in DAX or apply filters to the measures?

dedelman_clng · Accepted Answer

Hi&nbsp;sperry -
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In my opinion, hard-coding should be avoided whenever possible. The beauty of PowerBI is that as long as you don't hard code measures (or visual/page/report filters), it automatically scales if you find yourself with more choices than you originally had. I would use ethnicity as a dimension and put it in "Legend" wherever possible on a visual, or as a column for table/matrix.&nbsp; Then your measures will automatically have the filter applied.
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If this doesn't work for you, please provide a pbix or sample data/model structure so we can see your individual case.
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Hope this helps
David

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