Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Get Fabric Certified for FREE during Fabric Data Days. Don't miss your chance! Request now

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

How to create slicer for table columns

Hello

 

I have the following table loaded in Power Query which shows the attendance of people starting from 1 January 2022 until 31 December 2022. In Power BI, i would like to have a slicer with selectable names or a way to allow the report reader to display the attendance by name. I'm not sure how to do this - should an extra column be added in Power Query or is there some DAX to make this work? Any help is much appreciated!!

 

DateLizuiLaufenburgTegalpapakAr RabiyahBellegardeGangarampur
01/01/2022111111
02/01/2022101111
03/01/2022101111
04/01/2022101111
05/01/2022101111
06/01/2022101111
07/01/2022101111
08/01/2022101111
09/01/2022101111
10/01/2022101111
11/01/2022001111
12/01/2022001111
13/01/2022001111
14/01/2022001111
15/01/2022001111
16/01/2022001111
17/01/2022001111
18/01/2022001111
19/01/2022001111
20/01/2022001111
21/01/2022001111
22/01/2022100111
23/01/2022100111
24/01/2022100111
25/01/2022100111
26/01/2022100111
27/01/2022100111
28/01/2022100111
1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Jos_Woolley
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi,

So you've currently set it up so that each column is for a different person? Would strongly suggest unpivoting in Power Query, e.g.:

let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="MyTable"]}[Content],
    #"Unpivoted Other Columns" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(Source, {"Date"}, "Attribute", "Value")
in
    #"Unpivoted Other Columns"

which will lead to a more flexible and amenable dataset.

Regards

 

View solution in original post

1 REPLY 1
Jos_Woolley
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi,

So you've currently set it up so that each column is for a different person? Would strongly suggest unpivoting in Power Query, e.g.:

let
    Source = Excel.CurrentWorkbook(){[Name="MyTable"]}[Content],
    #"Unpivoted Other Columns" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(Source, {"Date"}, "Attribute", "Value")
in
    #"Unpivoted Other Columns"

which will lead to a more flexible and amenable dataset.

Regards

 

Helpful resources

Announcements
Fabric Data Days Carousel

Fabric Data Days

Advance your Data & AI career with 50 days of live learning, contests, hands-on challenges, study groups & certifications and more!

October Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - October 2025

Check out the October 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

FabCon Atlanta 2026 carousel

FabCon Atlanta 2026

Join us at FabCon Atlanta, March 16-20, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.

Top Kudoed Authors