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Anonymous
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unable to filter a field in a table from an unrelated table

Hi I have a slicer that contains keywords that I pulled out from a field in an unrelated table.  
I'm trying to filter that table, from the choice in the slicer. Since the slicer contains only a portion of the data in the record in that field, so I can't seem to create a way to filter a table where if the word from the slicer is found anywhere in the field in the record, i want to see that record .

When I check the word dogs, I want all records where the word dog appears in the pagename field.

MRUry7_1-1686058178215.png


Currently when I choose the word in the slicer, this is what it looks like. PageName field shows nothing:

MRUry7_2-1686058306012.png


So the bottom line is, how do i filter the table below the slicer, if a word picked off the slicer is found anywhere in the record?

Any help is appreciated. 
Thanks, Steve.

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lbendlin
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use a measure to compute the match (1) or no match (0) for each row of the filter context. use that measure as a visual filter.

 

Please provide sample data that covers your issue or question completely, in a usable format (not as a screenshot).
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-provide-sample-data-in-the-Power-BI-...
Please show the expected outcome based on the sample data you provided.

https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/m-p/1447...

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Anonymous
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Thanks for your help on this challenge!

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

use a measure to compute the match (1) or no match (0) for each row of the filter context. use that measure as a visual filter.

 

Please provide sample data that covers your issue or question completely, in a usable format (not as a screenshot).
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Community-Blog/How-to-provide-sample-data-in-the-Power-BI-...
Please show the expected outcome based on the sample data you provided.

https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-Get-Your-Question-Answered-Quickly/m-p/1447...

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