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mikihiir
Helper III
Helper III

SelectionId for table

Hi

 

Got problem with new visual api.

Can't find a way to create selectionId for table.

 

With older api there was a possibility to create selectionId from identity, now there is none.

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So currently u can create selectionId's only for categorical ?

Please help.

 

Thanks

 

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v-chuncz-msft
Community Support
Community Support

@mikihiir,

 

From my point of view, it doesn't make much sense. You may use Slicer and HierarchySlicer as an alternative.

Community Support Team _ Sam Zha
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Mcburn
Helper II
Helper II

Hey mikihirir,

 

i think we got the same problems on our visuals ;).

 

I do not found this in the API but i think you are right. In the moment we only have that three options:

Category, Measure, Series.

Maybe you can use the Series in a Table for the selectionid. So every row is one id.

But i do not try it out know.

 

In my case i used one category. Because when you define a table in the capabilites. The tool creates everytime a categorical.

The fields do not have so much metadata. But you can identify the categorical data by id and the column id in the table.

 

My workaround is very complicated and i think we can make a better solution for this.

 

Nice Regards

 

Mcburn

Had the same problem, also ended up with a single category.

 

Mine is of form "X:Y". Then I split it up inside the visual to retrieve coordinates, but use the whole "X:Y" category for selection.

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