Filters with descriptions instead of codes

[OmoigirlBI]

Good morning, I have a question, I want to make a filter by description instead of codes, that is, I have a table of countries where there are country codes and their corresponding name are matched, and then I have a report where only these codes are shown, but only 3 codes are used. If I would like to make a filter for these codes, but that appear their name, how would I do it, I can not find the way in the whole course.

[OmoigirlBI]

Yessss!!! It´s working!!!

Thank you very much

[Einomi]

Hi,

Welcome !

Can you please put a screenshot of your data and also show us the desired outcome so that we can help 😀

[OmoigirlBI]

Hi and thank you!!

I have two tables, one master of geographies, and another one with my report, they are related by geography_code, but i don't know how in my filter, use description instead of code of geography.

[OmoigirlBI]

I could only get this, but I need the description alone:

[v-xinruzhu-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @OmoigirlBI 

You can create a measure.

Measure =
VAR a =
    SUMMARIZE (
        FILTER (
            MASTER - GEOGRAPHY,
            [GEOGRAPHY_CODE] IN VALUES ( 'MY REPORT'[GEOGRAPHY_CODE] )
        ),
        [GEOGRAPHY_DESCRIPTION_ES]
    )
RETURN
    IF ( SELECTEDVALUE ( MASTER - GEOGRAPHY[GEOGRAPHY_DESCRIPTION_ES] ) IN a, 1, 0 )

Then put the measure to the slicer visual filter and remove your code field 

Then it can only display the description.

Best Regards!

Yolo Zhu

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