Power BI Data Model Notation

Power BI Data Model
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Hi,
Maybe this is a stupid question: Does anyone know for sure what this interrupted relationship line means in the Power BI data model:

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Thank you very much!
Martin

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@Martin ,

Not a stupid question at all. That symbol indicates a “weak” or “limited” relationship. This article from Paul Turley does a great job explaining that concept and the accompanying notation.

I hope this is helpful.

  • Brian

P.S. If you want to go deep, deep dive on this issue, check out the following article by Alberto Ferrari:

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Welcome back to the forum @Martin, did the responses above help you with your inquiry ?

Hi @BrianJ, Thank you for always providing this group with great solutions. We greatly appreciate your efforts and your share of knowledge.

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Hi @Martin, due to inactivity, a response on this post has been tagged as “Solution”. If you have any concern related to this topic, you can create a new thread.