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Filter Projects based on 2 criteria

I'm trying (and trying) to filter a list of Projects that are both Forks AND Knives Only (see Venn Diagram)

 

Venn Diagram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects    Utensils    Release
Proj A        Fork               1
Proj A        Knives            2
Proj B         Fork              1
Proj C        Knives            1
Proj B        Knives             2
Proj A        Knives            3

 

 

To Result

Projects

Proj A

Proj B

 

 

So when the user chooses either Project, a list of Projects and Releases appears basically saying that "Proj A" and "Proj B" are the only projects that have "Forks" and "Knives" as utensils.

 

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ProjectUtensilRelease
Proj AFork1
Proj AKnives2
Proj AKnives3

 

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  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
    6 years ago

    So this is going to depend on a number of things but the general approach to this is what I call a Complex Selector. Basically, you create a measure that returns 1 or 0 based upon whatever complex logic you wish to implement. So, you might implement something like:

     

    Measure =

      VAR __Project = MAX('Table'[Project])

      VAR __Forks = COUNTROWS(FILTER(ALL('Table'),'Table'[Project] = __Project && [Utensils] = "Forks"))

      VAR __Knives = COUNTROWS(FILTER(ALL('Table'),'Table'[Project] = __Project && [Utensils] = "Knives"))

    RETURN

      IF(__Forks > 0 && __Knives > 0, 1, 0)

     

    You can then use this in your Filters pane to filter your visualization for example.  

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  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
    Community Champion
    6 years ago

    So this is going to depend on a number of things but the general approach to this is what I call a Complex Selector. Basically, you create a measure that returns 1 or 0 based upon whatever complex logic you wish to implement. So, you might implement something like:

     

    Measure =

      VAR __Project = MAX('Table'[Project])

      VAR __Forks = COUNTROWS(FILTER(ALL('Table'),'Table'[Project] = __Project && [Utensils] = "Forks"))

      VAR __Knives = COUNTROWS(FILTER(ALL('Table'),'Table'[Project] = __Project && [Utensils] = "Knives"))

    RETURN

      IF(__Forks > 0 && __Knives > 0, 1, 0)

     

    You can then use this in your Filters pane to filter your visualization for example.  

  • mahoneypat's avatar
    mahoneypat
    Microsoft Employee
    6 years ago

    Here is a way to do this (if I understood correctly).  First create a separate DAX table for your slicer with:

    SlicerProjects = Values(Projects[Projects])

     

    Having this separate table with no relationship to your Projects table keeps it from filtering the table visual.

     

     

    Then use this measure in a table visual with the Projects[Projects] columns:

     

    Projects Same Utensils =
    VAR selectedproject =
    SELECTEDVALUE ( SlicerProjects[Projects] )
    VAR selectedutensils =
    CALCULATETABLE (
    VALUES ( Projects[Utensils] ),
    ALL ( Projects ),
    Projects[Projects] = selectedproject
    )
    VAR currentutensils =
    VALUES ( Projects[Utensils] )
    VAR sametables =
    AND (
    ISBLANK ( EXCEPT ( selectedutensils, currentutensils ) ),
    ISBLANK ( EXCEPT ( currentutensils, selectedutensils ) )
    )
    RETURN
    IF ( sametables = TRUE (), 1, BLANK () )

     

    If this works for you, please mark it as solution.  Kudos are appreciated too.  Please let me know if not.

    Regards,

    Pat

  • v-eachen-msft's avatar
    v-eachen-msft
    Community Support
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    You could create a independent table at first.

    Table 2 =
 DISTINCT('Table'[Projects])

    Then create a measure to check if results matched.

    Measure =
VAR a =
    VALUES ( 'Table 2'[Projects] )
VAR b =
    CALCULATETABLE (
        VALUES ( 'Table'[Utensils] ),
        FILTER ( ALLSELECTED ( 'Table' ), 'Table'[Projects] IN a )
    )
RETURN
    IF ( COUNTROWS ( EXCEPT ( B, VALUES ( 'Table'[Utensils] ) ) ) > 0, 0, 1 )

    Then add this measure into filter pane of your slicer and set it as 1.

    Here is my test file for your reference.