Table dropdown / Visual

Data Visualizations
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May i ask another question?

I have 20 tables,
a) i want to create a drop down with the table names in it
b) i want to use 1 table visual and when i select the table name from the drop down, the data in the visual should return that tables data.
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Desired Outcome: If I select a different table name, the data in the table visual would change to display the columns in the table selected in the dropdown.

hope that makes sense.

Neilon

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I have 20 tables,
a) i want to create a drop down with the table names in it
b) i want to use 1 table visual and when i select the table name from the drop down, the data in the visual should return that tables data.

Do all 20 tables have the same columns? If the table structure is identical but the values are different, the easiest thing to do would be to

  1. Add a column to each table containing the table name (or some other value that you would like to display in the dropdown slicer). Depending on what source(s) data is coming from, that could very easy to do.
  2. Append all the tables into a single table using “Append Queries” in PowerQuery or the UNION() function in DAX.
  3. Use your dropdown slicer to filter on the new column you added.
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Hi @neilonbooysen, we’ve noticed that no response has been received from you since the 20th of Feb. We are waiting for the masked demo pbix file, images of the entire scenario you are dealing with, screenshot of the data model, details of how you want to visualize a result, and any other supporting links and details.

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