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

Try your skills in the Power BI Dataviz World Championship! Round one ends June 26. Join now

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

why does the result change on a Table.NestedJoin/JoinKind.Inner regarding which table is 1st or 2nd?

Hello,

I do an inner nested join on 2 tables A and B like this :

Table.NestedJoin(A, {"UserName"}, B, {"UserName"}, "B", JoinKind.Inner)

Just for "the fun", I did also 

Table.NestedJoin(B, {"UserName"}, A, {"UserName"}, "A", JoinKind.Inner)

It should return exactly the same thing for me but when I do a Rowcount on both results, there is a small difference, how is it possible ?

 

3 REPLIES 3
Anonymous
Not applicable

I have actually noticed that the number that differs is the number of UserName doubloons there are in my table B. But still, why does it give a different result with Inner, wether I place table A or B in the 1st or 2nd place in the method shouldn't change the result I think. Can you explain to me the logic of it please ?

Hi, to get the same result, regardless of the order of the tables in the function argument, you should first expand the attached rows into columns.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Thank you for your answe rbut sorry I don't understand. Can you explain the reason and what you actually mean please ?

Helpful resources

Announcements
Fabric Data Days is here Carousel

Fabric Data Days 2026

Don't miss out on Data Days, June 15 through August 7. Learn Fabric, Power BI, SQL, AI and more.

May Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - May 2026

Check out the May 2026 Power BI update to learn about new features.

Power BI DataViz World Championships carousel

Power BI DataViz World Championships - June 2026

A new Power BI DataViz World Championship is coming this June! Don't miss out on submitting your entry.