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Anonymous
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Filter report with URL query paramaters

I cannot get the newly added feature to filter reports through URL query paramters to work.

 

I have created a report with a manually entered table with the name Table1. Columns are Column1 and Column2. In these columns i enter the vauels (1, A), (2, B), (3, C) and (4, D). I add a simple table visual the show all rows from Table1. Then I pulish the report on my updated report server and enter the URL: http://server/reports/powerbi/TestReport?filter=Table1/Column1 eq 1. All lines are showing. I allso tried surrounding the 1 in single quotes but I get same result.

 

Help needed!

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Hi @Anonymous,

 

I really dont know if that is the case, but I had some problems with visualizations that were solved after I cleaned the Chrome's browser cache.

 

Filters here works with Chrome...

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muchinski
Resolver II
Resolver II

hello @Anonymous,

 

please be aware of the following limitations:

 

 

The same restrictions that apply to the Power BI service apply to the Report Server as well:
- Table and Field names are case sensitive, value is not.
- Fields that are hidden from report view can still be filtered.
- Value has to be enclosed with single quotes.
- Field type has to be string.
- Table and field names cannot have any spaces.

v-qiuyu-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Anonymous,

 

The issue should be the Column1 data type is number, while it requires field to be string. You can filter via this URL:

http://server/reports/powerbi/TestReport?filter=Table1/Column2  eq 'A'

 

For more infomration, see: 

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/19727650-pass-filter-in-url-power-bi-report-server

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-service-url-filters/

 

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu

Community Support Team _ Qiuyun Yu
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Anonymous
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Thanks but this did not solve the problem. I changed the name of the tabel to T and the columns to C1 and C2. Both columns are type text.

 

I have tried this:

http://rerver/reports/powerbi/TestReport?filter=T/C1 eq '1'

http://rerver/reports/powerbi/TestReport?filter=T/C2 eq 'A'

http://rerver/reports/powerbi/TestReport?filter=T/C2 eq 'a'

 

Nothing seems to work. Im begining to doubt I have installed the latest version of PBI Report Server. How do I check that?

well, your sintax seems to be corect. I just tested in one of my reports and here it works well.

You can check the version on the ? menu from the report portal:

 

Version.PNGVersion2.PNG

Anonymous
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Here is my version:

2017-11-07 10_42_04-Test2 - Power BI Report Server.png

Seems like you have a more reacent version. Will try to download and install the latest version.

Anonymous
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Now I have the latest version of the server installed and still unable to filter. I have now tested to import a small table and filtered on that. Nothing works! In Chrome...

 

I really need this feature for ALL browsers!

 

Report ServerReport ServerQuery EditorQuery Editor2017-11-07 11_23_36-Test2 - Power BI Report Server - Internet Explorer.png

Hi @Anonymous,

 

I really dont know if that is the case, but I had some problems with visualizations that were solved after I cleaned the Chrome's browser cache.

 

Filters here works with Chrome...

Anonymous
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Clearing the cache in Chrome did the trick! Thanks @muchinski

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