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Need Help - with a drill through page
I have an excel file which I'm using for data. It's got program name in column a, project name in column b and then there are several additional columns with values - only the top row contains values for the program and the remaining rows contain values specific to each project. I have 10 separate projects with the same program name. I'm using a matrix visual showing the projects rolled up under the program. I've created a drill down page with card visuals to show values from each column. However, it's not working as expected.
Here's how I want it to work -
if someone right clicks on the program name, I only want to show the content associated with the program - values from the first row of the program. If someone right clicks on one the projects under the program, I only want to show the values associated with that project. How should this be configured in the drill down page?
Greatly appreciate any help on this.
Hi Rnaval ,
It seems that the problem you describe is caused by the interactions of visuals. Please try to change the way the charts interact with each other:
Besides, this question is beyond the topic of discussion at the beginning of this thread, so please consider marking the responses that are helpful to you and creating a new thread about the new question, which will make the question more relevant and allow more people to help you. It will also help other people with the same problem.
Thanks in advance!
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Jianbo Li
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Hi Rnaval ,
"only the top row contains values for the program and the remaining rows contain values specific to each project." This sentence is not very clear, can you provide a simple example?
Sorry for that the information you have provided is not making the problem clear to me. Can you please share more details to help us clarify your scenario?
Please provide me with more details about your table and your problem or share me with your pbix file after removing sensitive data.
Refer to:
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Best Regards,
Jianbo Li
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Hi Jianbo, waiting for your feedback, have you had a chance to review the data and the pbix file?
Thanks for the reply, I was feeling completely helpless until you responded. I will follow the instructions for uploading the pbix file along with the data file.
Here's the link to the pbix file - https://www.dropbox.com/s/i0z1qhsprtbt4fe/OTProjects.pbix?dl=0
and the link to the data - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r9u785skfdtiaufb8khgu/OT-Projects-Dash-4.xlsx?dl=0&rlkey=cm8vaw7v6qwnixnt25r6biq2v
To clarify my issue, in the matrix visual if you right click on the Vulnerability and Patch Management top most row / line and drill through to program / project status page it works properly. The top most row of that program in the excel file contains the data I want to show. However when you right click and drill thru on the Operational Support / Advisor Projects, it does not show the values from the top most row of that program. It seems to be pulling data from a completely random row. I have a feeling I don't have my data organized in the correct way.
Hope that helps clarify...
Hi Rnaval ,
Because the data in the table you want to Drill Through contains multiple matching values, it is impossible to tell which one is the one that needs to be displayed, so if you want to display the value of the top row, you would be better off aggregating the first row of each Project/Program into one table and using the data from this table as the target table for Drill Through.
Best Regards,
Jianbo Li
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I had tried that originally and just tried it again as you suggested but cannot get the matrix to work properly where the projects would show rolled up into the program. Any chance you can try updating it yourself to show how this should work?
Hi v-jianboli-msft ,
I was able to resolve the issue using your suggestions. Now I have another question, the two graph visuals on the right side of the page - Current Projects by Status and Current Projects by Phase - these graphs don't behave properly when you're filtered, can you suggest what I need to do to fix this? Basically, I just want the graphs to look the same but with smaller counts as a result of the filtered values. However, I'm seeing additional colors and lines being introduced when I do that?
Hi Rnaval ,
It seems that the problem you describe is caused by the interactions of visuals. Please try to change the way the charts interact with each other:
Besides, this question is beyond the topic of discussion at the beginning of this thread, so please consider marking the responses that are helpful to you and creating a new thread about the new question, which will make the question more relevant and allow more people to help you. It will also help other people with the same problem.
Thanks in advance!
Best Regards,
Jianbo Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Great will do. The original issue has been resolved, thanks for your suggestions.
